AP Notes 25-30

Question 1

SYNECDOCHE

Answer 1

Synecdoche is a literary device in which a part of something represents the whole or it
may use a whole to represent a part. Distinguishing between this and metonymy often take some
thoughtful consideration

Question 2

TONE

Answer 2

Tone, in written composition, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. It is
something important for the reader to “sense” to determine an argument. Tone is generally
conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject.

Question 3

PROCESS ANALYSIS

Answer 3

A step-by-step breakdown of the phases of a process, used to convey the details
of each phase of thinking, an operation, etc. It is often used to improve understanding and also
to break down an argument to make it more comprehensible.

Question 4

SYNTAX

Answer 4

Syntax is a set of rules in a language. It dictates how words from different parts of speech
are put together in order to convey a complete thought. In plain English, “Syntax” refers to HOW
we choose to arrange our words. The choice of those specific words is called DICTION. Thus, the
two are closely related in creating an argument.

Question 5

PROVOCATIVE DICTION

Answer 5

“diction” is our choice of words. Thus, “Provocative Diction” is the purposeful
choice of words serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate a provocative question that
will frame a rhetorical argument.

Question 6

CLASSIFICATION

Answer 6

the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or
characteristics. This often is a strategy of argumentation or an argumentative response in an effort
to provide the reader with structure to YOUR argument. It would be considered a support to both
LOGOS and ETHOS in presenting an argument