AP Lang Unit 1 Test

claim of fact

asserts that a condition has existed, exists, or will exist (past, present, future)

claim of definition

assertion regarding how something is defined (ex. a fetus is a human being, not just a collection of cells)

claim of value

asserts a judgement about whether something is good, bad, more or less desirable (ex. online education is better than face to face education)

claim of policy

an assertion that something should or should no the (ex. the dress code should be abolished)

rhetorical question

a statement phrased as a question (ex. “Isn’t this like condemning a robbed man because his possesions of money precipitated the evil act of robbery?”)

Context

the people, place, things involved in the claim

statistical data

Number reports and facts

personal example

also called an ancedote

scientific example

results of a research study; information from the realm of science

literary ref

from a piece of literature

historical ref

an ex from a historical figure or event

political ref

an ex from a political situation (past or present)

pop-culture ref

a ref from the world of entertainment (past or present)

testimonial ref

a specific quote from someone involved in the situation

Speaker

S

Purpose

P

Audience

A

Context

C

Exigence

E

Choices

C (rhetorical devices)

Appeal

A (ethos, pathos, logos)

Tone

T