AP Lang The Office of Assertion Vocabulary

Rhetoric

using language effectively to persuade or influence an audience

Sophistry

using cleaver but misleading arguments to try and convince someone of something false; with the intent to deceive

Thesis

a statement that clearly presents the main idea or argument of the essay

Syllogism

logical argument that uses deductive reasoning to arrive to a conclusion based on two premises

Equivocation

The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or avoid commitment

Stipulative

A new or currently existing term is given a new specific meaning for the purpose of argument or discussion in a given context

Explication

taking hidden and implied information and making it obvious and clear

Synthesis

The combination of ideas to form a theory or system

Refutation

to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous

Immanence

the state of being inherent or exclusively existing within something

Style

the manner in which something is expressed or preformed, considered as separate from its intrinsic context, meaning

Discourse

Extend communication dealing with some particular topic