AP Rhetoric

Question 0

classification

Answer 0

organizing/grouping to more easily analyze and explain

Question 1

example

Answer 1

evidence that illustrates a point

Question 2

comparison and contrast

Answer 2

arranging argument by focusing on commonalities as well as differences between to points/examples/subjects

Question 3

analogy

Answer 3

used to explain something difficult to understand by comparing it to something that is easier to understand/relate to

Question 4

process analysis

Answer 4

a step by step walkthrough

Question 5

cause and effect

Answer 5

explains why things should and should not be done

set up and aftermath of an event/idea/point

Question 6

definition

Answer 6

argument structured by defining large/complex words/ideas

Question 7

description

Answer 7

a vivid detailing of a person/place/event/etc.

Question 8

narration

Answer 8

telling a story

Question 9

induction

Answer 9

a process in which specific examples are used to reach a general conclusion

Question 10

deduction

Answer 10

use of general examples to draw a conclusion about a specific case

Question 11

rhetorical fallacies

Answer 11

ways to manipulate leader and attack ideas.

Question 12

ad hominem argument

Answer 12

criticizes ideas pointing something out about the person who holds the ideas rather than dealing with the actual idea.

Question 13

argument for authority

Answer 13

tempts reader to agree with an idea based on authority of famous person

Question 14

appeal to ignorance

Answer 14

assumption that whatever has not been proven false must be true

Question 15

hasty generalization

Answer 15

induction based on insufficient evidence

Question 16

non sequitur

Answer 16

statement that does not relate logically to what comes before it

Question 17

false dichotomy

Answer 17

presenting two extremes when there are more possibilities