AP Lang Notes for annotations

Logos

is a rhetorical appeal that employs logic and reason to persuade an audience. It uses facts, statistics, evidence, and logical arguments.

Ethos

is a rhetorical appeal that establishes the credibility and trustworthiness of the speaker or writer.

Pathos

is a rhetorical appeal that evokes emotion in the audience to persuade them.

Cornell Notes

is a systematic note-taking method that divides a page into two sections about Implicit Arguments and their corresponding Ideas, Concepts, Questions

Dialect Notes

or literary analysis notes involve writing down quotes or observations from a text on one side and analyzing them on the other side. Like tone, word choice(diction), imagery, syntax, and other rhetorical strategies the author uses to convey their message and influence the audience.