AP Language Arts and Composition Review

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What is Pathos?

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Pathos is a rhetorical appeal to emotion, used to persuade an audience by eliciting feelings such as pity, sympathy, or happiness.

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What is Ethos?

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Ethos is a rhetorical appeal to credibility or character, used to persuade an audience by establishing the speaker's or writer's authority and trustworthiness.

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What is Logos?

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Logos is a rhetorical appeal to logic and reason, used to persuade an audience through facts, evidence, and logical reasoning.

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What defines a Sound Argument?

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A sound argument is one where the premises are true and the reasoning is valid, leading to a true conclusion.

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What is an Audience in rhetoric?

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An audience is a reader or group of readers capable of acting on the exigence presented in a text.

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What is an Exigence?

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Exigence is a gap, need, or lack that prompts an author to write; it is the reason behind the creation of a text.

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What is a Valid Argument?

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A valid argument is one where if the premises are true, the conclusion must also be true, regardless of the actual truth of the premises.

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What is an Inductive Argument?

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An inductive argument is a type of reasoning that involves drawing general conclusions from specific examples or evidence.

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What is a Deductive Argument?

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A deductive argument is a type of reasoning that starts with a general statement and examines the possibilities to reach a specific, logical conclusion.

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What is a Rhetorical Question?

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A rhetorical question is a question asked for effect or to make a point rather than to elicit an answer.