AP Lang Vocab List #2

Rebuttal

Gives voice to possible objections

Open Thesis

One does not list all the points the writer intends to cover

Rogerian Arguments

Assumes that a full understanding of the opposite position is essential

Repetition of the same initial sound in the beginning of close words or syllables

Claim

This states the argument’s main idea or position & differs from a topic or subject in that it has to be arguable

Allusion

Brief reference of a person, place, or event, real or fictitious

Claim of value

Argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong

Juxtaposition

Placement of two things closely together to emphasize similarities or differences

Close Thesis

A statement of the main idea that also previews the major points the writer intends to make

Second-hand evidence

Research, reading, & investigation. This can include factual and historical information, expert opinion, and quantitative data.

Rhetorical question

Figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer.

Myriad

A countless or extremely great number; countless or extremely great in number.

Plethora

A large or excessive amount of something

Argument

A process of reasoned inquiry

Syllogism

A logical structure that uses the major premise and minor premise to reach a necessary conclusion

Parallelism

Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases or clauses.

Claim of fact

Asserts that something is true or not true.

Claim of policy

It proposes a change

First-hand evidence

Based on something the writer knows

Opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a parallel construction.

Antithesis