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Word Choice
Syntax
The time you have to complete the multiple-choice portion of the AP Language Exam
60 Minutes
the individual or entity conveying a message, argument, or perspective in a piece of writing or speech.
What is speaker
An appeal to logic
What is logos?
Why would you not want to raise minimum wage?
Rhetorical question
Deliberate exaggeration used to create humor or emphasis
Hyperbole
The number of questions you can expect on the section of the AP Language Exam
45
The group of people for whom a message, text, or speech is intended.
What is audience?
An appeal to the emotions?
What is pathos?
a statement that seems to contradict itself but turns out to have a rational meaning
Paradox
The amount of time you will have to read the prompts and sources for the essay section of the AP Language exam (the reading period)
15 Minutes
the circumstances, background, or setting in which a piece of communication (such as a text, speech, or event) occurs.
What is context?
An appeal to the credibility and trustworthiness of the speaker
What is ethos?
"Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country."
What is chiasmus?
the use of humor, irony, and/ or exaggeration to expose or criticize ideas or groups
Satire
the total time you will have to write all three essays on the AP Language exam
2 hours
The group of people for whom a message, text, or speech is intended
What is message?
To refute the opposing side
What is counter argument?
I love swimming, running, and biking.
What is parallel structure?
The arrangement of words in a sentence
Syntax
3
The urgent issue, problem, or situation that prompts a speaker or writer to communicate.
What is the exigence?
A type of fallacy that attacks the person rather than the position they are maintaining
ad hominem
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans...
What is anaphora?