Rhetorical devices
Argument
Synthesis
Rhetorical Analysis
AP Lang Essay Skills
100

What rhetorical appeal uses emotion to persuade an audience?

What is Pathos?

100

What is the main argument of an essay called?

What is thesis?

100

What is the purpose of a synthesis essay?

What is to combine multiple sources (3) into one argument with commentary and style?

100

What is the purpose of a rhetorical analysis essay?

What is to explain why the authors rhetorical choices are effective given the rhetorical situation at hand?

100

How many essays are on the AP Lang exam?

What is 3?

200

What device repeats beginning consonant sounds in nearby words?

What is Alliteration?

200

What is it called when an author acknowledges the opposing side?

What is counterargument?

200

How many sources are usually provided on the AP Lang synthesis essay?

What is 6-7?

200

What is S.P.A.C.E?

What is Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence?
200

What essay requires students to analyze how an author builds an argument?

What is rhetorical analysis essay?

300

What is the difference between a scheme and a trope?

What is A scheme changes word order/patterns, while a trope changes meaning?

300

What is commentary in an essay?

What is explanation connecting evidence to the thesis?

300

What should every body paragraph include?

What is evidence and commentary?

300

What are the three rhetorical appeals?

What is Ethos, Pathos, Logos?

300

What essay asks students to defend a position using evidence?

What is an argument esssay?

400

What trope compares two unlike things without using “like” or “as”?

What is Metaphor?

400

What is the final section of an argumentative essay called?

What is a conclusion?

400

What should you quicky do to every source used before writing?

What is analyze it?

400

What should a rhetorical analysis thesis identify?

What is the author’s strategies and their effects?

400

What essay combines multiple sources into one argument?

What is a synthesis essay?

500

What rhetorical device repeats words at the beginning of successive clauses?

What is Anaphora?

500

Your evidence should be?

What is SPECIFIC?

500

What happens if a source contradicts your argument?

What is use it to make a refutation?

500

Why is audience important in rhetorical analysis?

What is authors adapt strategies to persuade audiences 

500

What is the best way to earn sophistication points?

What is develop a complex argument and strong commentary?

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