AP Language Key Terms Diagnostic

What is rhetoric?

• The art of war

• The art of disagreement

• The art of persuasion

• The art of logic

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

An assertion open to challenge; What the author/speaker is trying to convince their audience is true

• pathos

• logos

• rhetoric

• claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This a claim that is supported with logical reasoning and credible evidence.

• Anaphora

• Fallacy

• Objective

• Argument

Pathos is a(n) _______________ argument.

• emotional

• logical

• ethical

• ridiculous

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The logos of an argument relates to

• the author's perspective

• tone

• valid reasons, facts, and reliable sources

• credibility

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Ethos is the way a writer or speaker

• applies denotation

• will use valid reasoning

• applies emotion to a claim

• gains the trust and confidence of the audience

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

the meanings and associations (positive, negative, or neutral) that a word meaning implies

• rebuttal

• concession

• denotation

• connotation

the dictionary or literal definition of a word

• connotation

• rhetoric

• denotation

• subjective

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is purpose?

• is the author's attitude towards the subject.

• it shows feelings, emotions about a topic.

• is the reason an author writes about a topic.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is tone?

• is the reason an author writes about a topic.

• is the author's attitude towards a subject.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4