rhetorical elements
desirable calamity, alone together
oxymoron
number of essays on the exam
3
only essay that can be 5 paragraphs
rhetorical essay
you should do it because everyone is doing it
bandwagon
What are Aristotle's three appeals?
logos, ethos, and pathos
of the people, by the people, for the people (2)
parallelism, epistrophe
the number of total minutes for the essay section
2 hours, 15 minutes
number of sources that must be used on the synthesis essay
3
If I stay home from school today, I will miss too much work; I will never catch up, I will fail all my classes, and become a bum.
slippery slope
What are 4 rhetorical strategies?
narration, description, process, argumentation, and synthesis
"All hands on deck!"
synecdoche
2 types of passages on the multiple choice section
reading passages and writing passages (drafts)
number of citations expected to be used in every essay body
6-9
Because I got really sick after eating pizza, the pizza must have caused my illness.
Post Hoc Ergo Proptor Hoc
writing intended to teach and its opposite, where writing is narrowly focused
didactic and pedantic
"Was not Jesus an extremist? Was not Amos an extremist? Was not Paul an extremist..." (3)
rhetorical question, Biblical allusion, epistrophe, parallelism, and anaphora
the number of multiple choice questions you can expect on the exam
44
What should go into an introduction? (3)
claim/thesis, should/if, 5 sentences, AP diction, move from a general to specific stance
I don't have a response for my opponent's point, so I am going to bring up a totally non-related topic to throw him off.
Red Herring
Honesty is the best policy; the early bird gets the worm, or an apple a day keeps the doctor away
aphorism
"The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning--half drizzle frost, half drizzle --and temporary brooks crossed our path, gurgling from the uplands..." (4)
imagery, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, and anaphora
45%
What should be in an AP conclusion? (2)
Relate the topic to society today, give a sense of closure
What follows in paragraph 3 is not logical after reading paragraph 2
Non Sequitor
a type of sentence that begins its main point but is interrupted by a series of phrases or clauses
periodic sentence