AP Notes Terms 31-40

Question 1

statement of something being less than it is

Answer 1

Understatement

Question 2

purposeful word choice that will serve to accentuate meaning and tone

Answer 2

Colorful Diction

Question 3

argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument

Answer 3

Counter-argument

Question 4

give an argument to support a position

Answer 4

Claim

Question 5

literary device that appears in different categories of essays and theses in the form of paraphrase and quotations

Answer 5

Evidence

Question 6

holds an argument together; links evidence to claim

Answer 6

Warrant

Question 7

erroneous argument dependent upon an unsound or illogical contention

Answer 7

Fallacy

Question 8

pattern of reasoning/ thinking rendered invalid by a flaw in its logical structure that can neatly be expressed in a standard logic system

Answer 8

Logical Fallacy

Question 9

all the elements of a prediction except element of time; more of a religious connotation

Answer 9

Prophecy

Question 10

forecast made by those who calculate the parameters of the subject involved after evaluating the odds of the future; limited to time limit

Answer 10

Prediction