AP Notes Terms 91-100

Question 1

used to convince audience by using select information and not the whole story

Answer 1

Propaganda-distortion of data (out of context)

Question 2

when some respected celebrity or someone hated claims that an idea or product is good or bad; used to convince us without examining facts more carefully

Answer 2

Propaganda-testimonial

Question 3

often used with guilt-by-association to deflect scrutiny away from issues; transfers blame to person or group without investigating complexities of issue ex. “George W. Bush got us into Iraq.”

Answer 3

Propaganda-scapegoat

Question 4

when someone tries to claim there are only two sides to an issue and that both sides must have equal presentation in order to be evaluated; used to dupe us into believing there is only one way to look at an issue, when in fact there may be many alternative viewpoints or “sides” ex. “intelligent” design v. “evolution” controversy

Answer 4

Propaganda-artificial dichotomy

Question 5

when an idea is made to appear holy, sacred, or very special and therefore above all law; alternative or opposite points of view are thereby given the appearance of treason or blasphemy

Answer 5

Propaganda-deification

Question 6

develops comparison which is exceedingly unlikely but is intellectually imaginative; comparison turns into this when writer tries to make us admit a similarity between two things whose unlikeliness we are aware of; often surprising ex. two lovers with the two legs of a draftsman’s compass

Answer 6

Conceit

Question 7

somebody gives an argument to support his position

Answer 7

Claim

Question 8

emotional discharge through which one can achieve a state of moral or spiritual renewal or achieve a state of liberation from stress and anxiety; used for the cleansing of emotions of characters; any radical change that leads to emotional rejuvenation of a person

Answer 8

Catharsis

Question 9

refers to expression that has been overused to the extent that it loses its original meaning or novelty; also actions or events which are predictable because of previous events

Answer 9

Cliché

Question 10

literary device used in argumentative writing where one acknowledges a point made by one’s opponent; allows for different opinions and approaches toward an issue, indicating an understanding of what causes the actual debate or controversy; demonstrates the writer is a mature thinker and has considered the issue from all angles

Answer 10

Concession