ap lang- unit 3 terms

attribution

the act of acknowledging the source of an idea, statistic, fact, observation, image, or other intellectual property by ascribing or attributing it to its creator.

citation

more formal documentation of another's work, research, and words and often appears as a footnote or endnote.

commentary

explanations that guide the reader to link claims, evidence, and reasoning and that acknowledge and integrate sources.

reference

Like a citation, but it does not refer to a specific page or chapter number in a source

source material

Includes words, music, ideas, images, texts, or any other intellectual property used in researchs

synthesis

when commentary properly integrates ideas from other people and sources into a writer's line of line of reasoning

line of reasoning

The logical sequence of the writer's claim, evidence, and commentary that leads a reader to or from the writer's conclusion.

relevance

the precise way evidence works to support the reasoning behind the claim

sequence 

order 

significance

importance

cause - effect

relationship between two things when one thing makes something else happen.

compare - contrast

show similarities or differences between two or more areas of a topic

definition

define a word or concept about your topic using synonyms, essential definition, or extended definition

description 

creating a picture in words (vivid, specific deletions) to help the reader visualize something a writer has seen, heard, or done

methods of development

patterns writers use to develop and organize their argument so that the audience can trace their reasoning