AP Notes 29-32 Flashcards

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Syntax

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A set of rules in a language. Dictates how words form different parts of speech are put together in order to convey a complete thought. How we choose to put words together.

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Provocative dicion

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Choice of words. Purposeful choice of words serveing or tending to provoke, excite or stimulate a provocative question.

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Classification

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Action of process of classifying something according to shared qualities or charateristics. A strategy of argumentation. Supports logos and ethos.

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Understatment

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Opposite of overstatement. A word choice to lessen the I intensity of something.

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