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AP Seminar Glossary

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a claim or thesis that conveys a perspective developed through a line of reasoning and supported by evidence

a)

assumption

b)

validity

c)

author

d)

argument

2.

assumption

a)

a belief regarded as true and often unstated

b)

a possible future effect or result

c)

conventions

d)

text

3.

author

a)

a condition or exception

b)

one who creates a work that conveys a perspective and can be examined

c)

claim

d)

a statement made about an issue

4.

a personal opinion, belief, or value that may influence one's judgment, perspective, or claim

(a)  

5.

a statement made about an issue that asserts a perspective

a)

commentary

b)

bias

c)

claim

d)

tone

6.

discussion and analysis of evidence in relation to the claim which may identify patterns, describe trends, and/or explain relationships

a)

assumption

b)

evidence

c)

argument

d)

commentary (reasoning)

7.

issue involving many facets or perspectives that must be understood in order to address it

(a)  

8.

concession

a)

acknowledgment and acceptance of an opposing or different view

b)

credibility

c)

a belief regarded as true and often unstated

d)

understanding resulting from analysis

9.

understanding resulting from analysis of evidence

a)

complex issue

b)

conclusion

c)

credibility

d)

fallacy

10.

evidence that is false or in error is...

(a)  

11.

conventions

a)

an opposing perspective, idea, or theory supported by evidence

b)

the stylistic features of writing

c)

a possible future effect or result

d)

the extent to which an argument or claim is logical

12.

an opposing perspective, idea, or theory supported by evidence

a)

inquiry

b)

counterargument

c)

argument

d)

issue

13.

credibility

a)

the degree to which a source is believable and trustworthy

b)

credit card

c)

a belief regarded as true

d)

someones personal opinion

14.

what is evidence

a)

information used to support a claim

b)

a statement about a topic

c)

your proof

d)

one who creates a work

15.

implication (choose the BEST answer)

a)

a possible future effect or result

b)

a conclusion

c)

a reason for why something is wrong or right

d)

a solution to something

16.

inquiry

a)

a process for seeking knowledge through research

b)

an opinion on something

c)

a reason for why you are doing something

d)

the process for finding/figuring out your research question

17.

issue

a)

important problem for debate or discussion

b)

a reason for why someone is wrong

c)

a belief regarded as true and often unstated

d)

drama on a topic

18.

lens (choose BEST answer)

a)

filter through which an issue or topic is considered and examined

b)

the way someone sees something

c)

the thing on the back of phones

d)

discussion on a topic

19.

a boundary in which an argument or generalization is no longer valid

a)

limitation

b)

commentary

c)

conventions

d)

line of reasoning

20.

literature

a)

the foundational and current texts of a field or discipline of study

b)

the reason behind any evidence

c)

written works

d)

research directly in a field

21.

perspective

a)

a point of view conveyed through an argument

b)

a way a person researches

c)

primary vs secondary sources

d)

directly deals with cause and effect

22.

plagiarism

a)

failure to acknowledge or cite ideas and evidence taken from another source

b)

submitting your own work and research

c)

doing homework the day it's due

d)

stealing your friend's paper and taking answers

23.

primary source

a)

an IRR

b)

original source of information on a topic

c)

a textbook

d)

information studied then transferred to something

24.

qualitative

a)

text, narrative, or descriptions

b)

having to deal with numbers

c)

the 5 senses

d)

act of solving a problem

25.

quantitative

a)

having to deal with numbers

b)

money

c)

text, narrations, or descriptions

d)

I thought these only were a thing in science?

26.

contradicting an opposing perspective by providing alternate, more convincing evidence

a)

refutation

b)

rebuttal

27.

disproving an opposing perspective by providing counterclaims or counterevidence

a)

refutation

b)

reubuttal

28.

reliability

a)

the extent to which something can be trusted to be accurate

b)

the reason why something is trustworthy

c)

someone being right

29.

resolution (choose BEST answer)

a)

new years resolution

b)

solving a problem or dispute

c)

someone who solves a problem

d)

act of being right

30.

secondary source

a)

commentary about primary source that provides additional insight

b)

an author

c)

insight on why something is the way it is

d)

research done firsthand

31.

answering a question or addressing a problem or issue

a)

solution

b)

problem

c)

effect

32.

a claim or position on an issue or topic put forward and supported by evidence

a)

claim

b)

line of reasoning

c)

thesis

d)

point of view

33.

tone ( choose BEST answer)

a)

attitude of a written piece

b)

the voice of someone

c)

word choice of a written piece

34.

validity

a)

the way something is right and the reasons behind that

b)

the extent to which an argument or claim is logical

35.

vocal variety

a)

changing vocal characteristics in order to emphasize ideas or other specific purposes

b)

a personal opinion on why things matter

c)

a claim that uses different words to establish meaning in a text

d)

word choice