A thesis that is in contrast or opposition to the originally posed thesis most often manifested in parallelism.
What is antithesis?
100
In rhetoric, a comparison between two things typically on the basis of their structure for the purpose of explanation or clarification. (For example: When Forest Gump compares life to a box of chocolates.)
What is an analogy?
100
The person or people a speech or piece of writing is intended for.
Who are your audience?
100
The essay/free response portion of the AP exam lasts for this amount of time.
What is two hours (120 minutes)?
200
An appeal to the credibility of the speaker or subject.
What is Ethos (Ethics)?
200
Feeling or showing anger at perceived mistreatment.
What is indignant?
200
In rhetoric, the principle, provision or chain of reasoning that connects the evidence/reason to the claim.
What is warrant?
200
A person making an argument appeals to her audience by asking them to *do the right thing* and agree with her because she is a good person. This is an example of this type of rhetoric.
What is ethos?
200
Most colleges and universities will accept a score of this or higher for credit.
What is a 3? (Check with the schools you are applying to.)
300
An argument in which you attack the other person instead of his or her claim or evidence.
What is Ad-Hominem fallacy?
300
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. Literally, "to come before."
What is an antecedent?
300
In rhetoric, it means giving two or more parts successive sentences in a similar form creating a definite pattern.
"Wounds caused by knives will heal, wounds caused by words will not heal."
What is parallelism/parallel structure?
300
The duplication of a sound word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern.
What is repetition?
300
This is the organization responsible for creating and scoring the AP exams.
What is the College Board?
400
In argument when you limit the choices or options to extremes with no middle ground or "gray area."
What is Black or White fallacy?
400
A clause that contains a subject and a verb, but cannot stand on its own.
Hint: Santa's Helper
What is a subordinate clause?
400
In rhetoric, having the main clause or predicate at the end of a sentence to create emphasis. "Because she studied, Juanita passed the test." "In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued."
What is a periodic sentence?
400
A statement that modifies or limits the meaning of a claim. Example: It is not right to lie to people, but it is at times necessary.
What is an qualify/qualification?
400
This is how students taking the exam will be receiving their scores this summer.
What is online, or through the internet?
500
When a person simply ignores a person's actual position and substitutes a distorted, exaggerated or misrepresented version of that position.
What is a Strawman fallacy?
500
A sentence containing two independent clauses.
What is a compound sentence?
500
When writing a free-response argument in answer to a prompt, the author must choose to do one of the following. (Hint: it's another way of saying agree or disagree.)
What is defend or challenge?
500
The noun or noun phrase that could be the object of an active sentence appears as the subject. "The enemy was defeated by our troops."
What is passive voice?
500
Passing the AP Language exam is equal to passing this college course.