AP SEMINAR VOCAB

  1. Assumption — A belief regarded as true and often unstated

  2. Complex issue — Issue involving many facets or perspectives that must be understood in order to address it

  3. Context — The intent, audience, purpose, bias, situatedness, and/or background (larger environment) of a source or reference

  4. Counterargument — An opposing perspective, idea, or theory supported by evidence

  5. Deductive — A type of reasoning that constructs general propositions that are supported with evidence or cases

  6. Evidence — Information (e.g., data, quotations, excerpts from texts) used as proof to support a claim or thesis

  7. Fallacy — Evidence or reasoning that is false or in error

  8. Inductive — A type of reasoning that presents cases or evidence that lead to a logical conclusion

  9. Limitation — A boundary or point at which an argument or generalization is no longer valid

  10. Line of reasoning — Arrangement of claims and evidence that leads to a conclusion 

  11. Plagiarism — Failure to acknowledge, attribute, and/or cite any ideas or evidence taken from another source

  12. Qualitative — Having to do with text, narrative, or descriptions

  13. Quantitative — Having to do with numbers, amounts, or quantities

  14. Resolution — The act of solving a problem or dispute

  15. Solution — A means of answering a question or addressing a problem or issue