AP Lang Quiz

Excerpted

To extract an excerpt, a short passage, out of a longer text for the purpose of citation of exemplification

Contextualize

To provide background information that helps an audience better grasp the importance or relevance of a topic or concept

Exemplify

To give examples of

Assumption

an argument that is taken for granted without interrogation

antithesis

the direct opposite of an idea or value

citation

a reference to an outside source used in an author’s argument

associate

to relate one concept to another

integrate

incorporate one thing with another so that they become seamlessly cobined

perspective

the complex interplay among a writer’s background, interests, and experiences

underscores

to emphasize or focus on

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 (thesis)

undermines

to work against or undercut the validity or credibility of a concept

implications

the significance or relevance of a concept; the impact of an idea

limitation

a restriction to or exception to

chief

the main concept or idea presented in an argument

method/mode of development

organizational structures author use to develop line of reasoning

pre-empt

to bring up a reason the audience might disagree with the author so that they can rebut it before the audience has a chance to disagree

juxtaposes

places two things close together for contrasting effect

antecedent

a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another

rhetorical function/purpose

the purpose behind why an author employs a particular rhetorical choice

posits

to put forward a concept or observation to establish the basis of a further argument

encapsulates

to express the essential features of a piece of writing or an idea/argumentin a concise form or summary

modifying/qualifying language

to make one’s language less extreme by specifying terms and limits of one’s definitions

imply

to leave a hint or a suggestion of one’s meaning without stating it explicitly

infer

to guess at an implied meaning or message in someone else’s writing

traces

to follow the logic of an argument or to describe its rhetorical or logical shape/structure, as if one were literally drawing around it

satirizes

to lampoon or make a mockery of something

distinguishes

to make a clear division between concepts in one’s writing