AP Lang MC Deep Dive Terms

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Rhetoric

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The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.

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Rhetorical Situation

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The circumstances surrounding a piece of communication that influence its rhetoric (includes speaker, audience, purpose, context, and subject).

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SOAPSTone

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An acronym used to analyze the rhetorical situation (Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone).

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Ethos

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Appeals to credibility or authority.

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Pathos

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Appeals to emotion.

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Logos

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Appeals to logic and reason.

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Kairos

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The opportune moment or time for a rhetorical act.

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Rhetorical Devices

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Techniques used by a speaker or writer to persuade or inform (e.g., metaphors, similes, analogies, repetition, parallelism, rhetorical questions).

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Argument

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A claim supported by evidence and reasoning.

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Claim

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The main point or thesis of an argument.