Unit 1 AP LAng Term

The Rhetorical Situation

Speaker, purpose, audience, context, exigence (SPACE)

Concession

An acknowledgment that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable, usually accompanied by a refutation

Refutation

Denial of the validity of an opposing argument in part or in whole, usually accompanied by a concession in order to sound more reasonable

Qualify (a claim)

To make a claim about qualities, or what something is, or is caused by, about what something affects,  or about the nature or properties of a thing to gain an understanding of underlying reasons, opinions, and motivations. To make a “qualifying claim” is to provide insights into a problem or help to develop ideas or hypotheses.

Quantify (a claim)

claims and information about quantities. generating numerical data or statistics. It is used to quantify attitudes, opinions,  behaviors, and other defined variables, and is usually limited to “how much”, “how  many”, “how often”. “how famous or popular”, etc.. 

Quantitative research uses measurable data to back claims of fact.

Aristotelian Triangle

a diagram that illustrates the relationships between speaker, subject, and audience in a rhetorical situation