AP Language & Composition Vocabulary

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Pathos

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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.

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Exemplification

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Providing examples in service and support of a main point or claim.

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Antithesis

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Rhetorical device that uses opposing or contrasting concepts in a parallel syntax to make a point.

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Scheme

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Artful syntax; a deviation from the ordinary arrangement of words and phrases.

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Explicit Statements

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Something that is being stated or explained clearly with no room for confusion or doubt.

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Logos

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An appeal to logic and reason; using facts and evidence to persuade an audience.

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Ethos

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An appeal to credibility or character; establishing trustworthiness and authority.

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Diction

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The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

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Trope

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A figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression.

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.