AP Seminar Glossary Flashcards

Flashcards covering key terminology from the AP Seminar Glossary, presented in a question-and-answer format for exam preparation.

What term describes the cohesion between the focus of an inquiry, the method of collecting information, the process of analysis, and the conclusions made to increase understanding of that focus?

Alignment

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

Argument

What is a belief regarded as true and often unstated?

Assumption

Who is one who creates a work (e.g., article, research study, speech) that conveys a perspective and can be examined?

Author

What is a personal opinion, belief, or value that may influence one’s judgment, perspective, or claim?

Bias

What is a statement made about an issue that asserts a perspective?

Claim

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

Commentary

What term describes an issue involving many facets or perspectives that must be understood in order to address it?

Complex issue

What is the acknowledgment and acceptance of an opposing or different view?

Concession

What is the understanding resulting from the analysis of evidence?

Conclusion

What refers to the intent, audience, purpose, bias, situatedness, and/or background of a source or reference?

Context

What are the stylistic features of writing (e.g., grammar, usage, mechanics)?

Conventions

What is an opposing perspective, idea, or theory supported by evidence?

Counterargument

What is the degree to which a source is believable and trustworthy?

Credibility

What term describes something that goes beyond the traditional boundary of a single content area or discipline?

Cross-curricular

What type of reasoning constructs general propositions that are supported with evidence or cases?

Deductive

What is information (e.g., data, quotations, excerpts from texts) used as proof to support a claim or thesis?

Evidence

What is evidence or reasoning that is false or in error?

Fallacy

What is a possible future effect or result?

Implication

What type of reasoning presents cases or evidence that lead to a logical conclusion?

Inductive

What is a process for seeking truth, information, or knowledge through a study, research investigation, or artistic endeavor/work?

Inquiry

What term means involving two or more areas of knowledge?

Interdisciplinary

What is an important problem for debate or discussion?

Issue

What is a filter through which an issue or topic is considered or examined?

Lens

What is a boundary or point at which an argument or generalization is no longer valid?

Limitation

What is the arrangement of claims and evidence that leads to a conclusion?

Line of reasoning

What refers to the foundational and current texts of a field or discipline of study?

Literature

What is a point of view conveyed through an argument?

Perspective

What is the failure to acknowledge, attribute, and/or cite any ideas or evidence taken from another source?

Plagiarism

What is a position or standpoint on a topic or issue?

Point of view

What is an original source of information about a topic (e.g., study, artifact, data set, interview, article)?

Primary source

What is a condition or exception?

Qualification

What term describes something having to do with text, narrative, or descriptions?

Qualitative

What term describes something having to do with numbers, amounts, or quantities?

Quantitative

What is contradicting an opposing perspective by providing alternate, more convincing evidence?

Rebuttal

What is disproving an opposing perspective by providing counterclaims or counterevidence?

Refutation

What is the extent to which something can be trusted to be accurate?

Reliability

What is the act of solving a problem or dispute?

Resolution

What is the provision of temporary structured support for students to aid skill development?

Scaffolding

What is a commentary about one or more primary sources that provides additional insight, opinions, and/or interpretation about the primary source data, study, or artifacts?

Secondary source

What is the organization of curriculum content into an order which progresses from simple to more complex?

Sequencing

What is a means of answering a question or addressing a problem or issue?

Solution

What is something composed (e.g., articles; research studies; foundational, literary, and philosophical texts; speeches, broadcasts, and personal accounts; artistic works and performances) that conveys a perspective and can be examined?

Text

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

Thesis

What is the way in which an author expresses an attitude about his or her topic or subject through rhetorical choices?

Tone

What is the extent to which an argument or claim is logical?

Validity

What is changing vocal characteristics (e.g., pitch, volume, speed) in order to emphasize ideas, convey emotion or opinion, or achieve other specific purposes?

Vocal variety