AP Seminar EoY Assessment Review

AP Seminar End-of-Year Assessment Vocabulary Review

Thesis

A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.

Counterargument

An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.

Rebuttal

A response to a counterargument that explains why it is wrong; evidence and reasoning used to disprove or weaken the counterargument.

Implication

The possible result, consequence, or significance of a claim or argument.

Plagiarism

The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

Conventions

Agreed-upon rules of writing used to make writing broadly clear and comprehensible for grammar.

Inquiry

An act of asking for information.

Issue

An important topic or problem for debate or discussion.

Limitation

A restricting condition, lack of capacity, or inability to do something making the argument weaker

Reliability

The quality of being trustworthy or of performing consistently well.

Validity

The quality of being logically or factually sound.

Commentary

Analysis that connects your assertion and evidence in order to prove your thesis; helps explain the relevance or significance of the evidence.

Argument

A reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.

Context

The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood.

Biases

Inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.

Primary sources

Main object of analysis in a study and most direct evidence as they were there.

Quantitative data

Data expressing numbers and data.

Fallacy

A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.

Secondary sources

Used to describe, interpret, generalize, or synthesize primary sources. Pictures, quotes, or graphs of primary sources. Can include textbooks, articles, reviews

Credibility

The quality of being trusted and believed in.

Evidence

The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

Qualitative data

Descriptive data.

Conclusion

A judgement or decision reached by reasoning.

Solution

A means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation.

Logos

An appeal to logic or reason.

Ethos

An appeal to ethics or credibility sometimes endorsed with credible people or celebrities

Pathos

An appeal to emotion.

Deductive reasoning

Drawing a specific conclusion from the general principle.

Inductive reasoning

Forming a generalization based on specific observations or cases.

Claim

A statement or assertion that is argued as true.

Lens

A viewpoint or perspective used to analyze an argument, such as viewing it through an economic or social framework.

Point of View

A particular attitude or way of considering a matter.

Perspective

A particular way of considering something.

Line of reasoning

The logical sequence connecting claims, evidence, and conclusions in a argument.