AP Language & Composition Vocabulary

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.

• Rhetoric

• Syntax

• Grammar

• Vocabulary

argument by appealing to character; using your reputation

or someone else's as the basis for an argument to make a

point of credibility.

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Logos

• Grammar

argument by appealing to emotion; can cause a mood

change, make an audience more receptive to your logic,

and give them an emotional commitment to your goal.

• Bathos
• Logos
• Ethos
• Pathos

argument by appealing to logic; appears to be a sound

argument by using facts, information, and truthfulness to

prove your point.

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Intuition

the word choice style or phrases in speech or

writing.

• Diction

• Dialogue
• Syntax
• Vocabulary

the arrangement of words and phrases to create

well-formed sentences in a language. The way sentences are grammatically constructed.

• Syntax
• Vocabulary
• Diction

• Trope

artful diction; the use of language in an unexpected or

unusual way.

• Scheme

• Trope

• Literal

• Syntax

artful syntax; a deviation from the ordinary arrangement of

words and phrases.

• Diction

• Trope

• Scheme

• Euphemism

The ways in which the writer/speaker tries to appeal to their audience through emotions, logic, ethics, and credibility. The second A in SPACECAT.

• Pathos

• Rhetorical Appeals

• Trope

• Rhertoric

Traditionally refers to written words and ideas, but can be speeches, images, cartoons, advertisements, and other forms of media.

• Media
• Text
• Art
• Communication