Logical Fallacies
Rhetorical Modes
Satire
Other Terms
The AP Exam
100
Manipulation of an audience by creating fear
What is scare tactics?
100
Explanation of the similarities and differences between two things
What is comparison and contrast?
100
Humor, irony, or sarcasm that points out flaws in human nature and society
What is satire?
100
Example: Janie read a book by the babbling brook.
What is alliteration?
100
The amount of time allowed for the multiple choice section
What is 60 minutes?
200
Attack on a person rather than an argument
What is ad hominem?
200
Telling a story
What is narration?
200
Exaggeration for effect
What is hyperbole?
200
Appealing to an audience by establishing yourself as a credible source
What is ethos?
200
The amount of time allowed for the essay section (including the reading period)?
What is 2 hours, 15 minutes?
300
Example of this fallacy: "You're either with us or against us"
What is false dichotomy?
300
Explaining the visual appearance of something
What is description?
300
The opposite of exaggeration
What is understatement?
300
Repetition of the beginnings of lines
What is anaphora?
300
The highest score you can get on one essay
What is 9?
400
Exaggeration of potential consequences of an event
What is slippery slope?
400
A geek, according to Webster’s New World Dictionary, is a street performer who shocks the public by biting off heads of live chickens.
What is definition?
400
Stephen Colbert's character of a conservative talk show host Stephen Colbert is an example of this technique
What is persona?
400
Reference to another text, person, or event
What is allusion?
400
The topic of Question 2 on the essay section
What is analysis of rhetorical strategies?
500
Example: People who are against abortion have absolutely no respect for the rights of women.
What is straw man?
500
Frederick Douglass writing about how he learned to read would be an example of this rhetorical mode
What is process analysis?
500
Example: The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast. - Oscar Wilde
What is wit?
500
A statement that seems to be contradictory, but actually reveals a truth about life
What is paradox?
500
One MC passage will assess your understanding of research by giving you questions about these explanatory notes
What is a footnote?
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