AP Lang Comprehension Exam

What is context?

• circumstances surrounding the situation

• who is doing the writing

• what the writer says

• specific occasion/event that prompted the message to be delivered

What is the writer?

• who is doing the writing

• what the writer says

• the specific occasion/event that prompts the message to be created

• why the speaker is conveying the message

What is the message?

• what the writer says about a subject

• the specific occasion/even that prompted the creation of the message

• why the speaker is conveying a message

• who the writer is speaking to

Define line of reasoning (in AP LANG).

• an assertion of the truth of something

• the facts, examples, or sources used to support a claim

• a justification for why your position is the better position

• a set of reasons used in order to reach a conclusion

• ethos, pathos, and logos

What are the rhetorical appeals?

• an assertion of the truth of something

• the facts, examples, or sources used to support a claim

• a justification for why your position is the better position

• a set of reasons used in order to reach a conclusion

• ethos, pathos, and logos

Define pathos.

• appeal to authority

• appeal to emotions

• appeal to logic

Which is an example of an appeal to ethos?

• An author might refer to work credentials, degrees, etc. The writer can also “borrow” credibility by citing evidence from another author who is an expert in the topic.

• appealing to the audience’s emotions to invoke empathy and/or sympathy towards the topic as well as the author

• using data, statistics, relevant evidence/examples, and any other forms of proof appropriate to the topic

Which is an example of an appeal to pathos?

• An author might refer to work credentials, degrees, etc. The writer can also “borrow” credibility by citing evidence from another author who is an expert in the topic.

• appealing to the audience’s emotions to invoke empathy and/or sympathy towards the topic as well as the author

• using data, statistics, relevant evidence/examples, and any other forms of proof appropriate to the topic

Which is an example of an appeal to logos?

• An author might refer to work credentials, degrees, etc. The writer can also “borrow” credibility by citing evidence from another author who is an expert in the topic.

• appealing to the audience’s emotions to invoke empathy and/or sympathy towards the topic as well as the author

• using data, statistics, relevant evidence/examples, and any other forms of proof appropriate to the topic

What makes a claim defensible? (choose all that apply)

• controversial

• supported by evidence

• statement of fact

• formal language