AP Lang Terms 1

Explaining something complex by comparing it to something simpler

• analogy

• metaphor

• simile

• paradox

The combination of reasons, evidence, etc. that the author uses to convince an audience of their position

• Ethos

• Oxymoron

• Argument

• Exigence

An Aristotelian appeal to emotion

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Pogos

An Aristotelian appeal to expertise

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Togos

An Aristotelian appeal to logic

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Poopose

The implied meaning of a word; not the literal, dictionary meaning

• Denotation

• Paradox

• Rhetorical Situation

• Connotation

The author's persuasive intention

• Rhetoric

• Argument

• Purpose

• Rhetorical Triangle

The relationship between the author, the audience, the text/message, and the context

• Rhetorical Situation

• Rhetorical Triangle

• Rhetorical Question

The literal, dictionary definition of a word

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Definition

The writer's personal views or feelings about the subject at hand

• Purpose

• Attitude

• Context