AP Seminar Vocab

Arguement

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

Assumption

A belief regarded as true and often unstated.

Bias

A personal opinion, belief, or value that may influence ones judgement, perspective, or claim.

Claim

A statement made about an issue that asserts a perspective.

Commentary

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

Complex Issue

Issues involving many facts or perspectives that must be understood in order to address them.

Concession

Acknowledgment and acceptance of an opposing or different view.

Conclusion

Understanding resulting from analysis of evidence.

Conventions

The stylistic features of writing .(e.g., grammar, usage, mechanics)

Counterarguement

An opposing perspective, idea, or theory supported by evidence.

Credibility

The degree to which a source is believable and trustworthy.

Deductive Reasoning

A type of reasoning that constructs general propositions that are supported with evidence or cases.

Evidence

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

Fallacy

Evidence or reasoning that is false or in error.

Implication

A possible future, effect, or result.

Inductive Reasoning

A type of reasoning that presents cases or evidence that lead to a logical conclusion.

Inquiry

A process for seeking truth, information, or knowledge.

Interdisciplinary

Involving two or more areas of knowledge.

Issue

Important problem for debate or discussion.

Lens

Filter through which an issue or topic is considered r examined.

Limitation

A boundary or point at which an argument or generalization is no longer valid.

Line of Reasoning

Arrangement of claims and evidence that leads to a conclusion.

Perspective

A point of view conveyed through an argument.

Plagiarism

Failure to acknowledge, attribute, and/or cite any ideas or evidence taken from another source.

Point of View

A position or standpoint on a topic or issue.

Rebuttal

Contradicting an opposing perspective by providing alternate, more convincing evidence.

Refutation

Disproving an opposing perspective by providing counter claims or counterevidence

Reliability

The extent to which something can be trusted to be accurate.

Resolution

The act of solving a problem or dispute.

Solution

A means of answering a question or addressing a problem or issue.

Thesis

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

Tone

The way in which an author expresses an attitude about his or her topic or subject through rhetorical choices.

Validity

The extent to which an argument is logical.

alignment

Cohesion between the focus of an inquiry, the method of collecting information, the process of analysis of the information, and the conclusions made to increase understanding of that focus

author

One who creates a work (e.g., article; research study; foundational, literary, or philosophical text; speech, broadcast, or personal account; artistic work or performance) that conveys a perspective and can be examined

context

The intent, audience, purpose, bias, situatedness, and/or background (larger environment) of a source or reference

cross-curricular

Goes beyond the traditional boundary of a single content area or discipline

generative artificial intelligence

tools that use predictive technology to produce new text, charts, images, audio, video, etc.

primary source

An original source of information about a topic (e.g., study, artifact, data set, interview, article)

secondary source

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

EOC (A or B)

End-of-Course Exam, Parts A and B

PT1

Performance Task 1, includes IRR & TMP

IRR

Individual Research Report, a 1,200 word research paper.

TMP

Team Multimedia Project, a group presentation

PT2

Performance Task 2, includes IWA & IMP

IWA

Individual Written Argument, a 2,000 word solution-based research paper. (largest percentage of overall score)

IMP

Individual Multimedia Project, an individual presentation

OD

Oral Defense, questions asked after TMP and IMP

attestation

A claim that the work submitted is authentic

Rubric

a set of criteria or guidelines that tells how an assignment will be graded or scored