Rhetorical Situation
This term refers to the broad cultural, historical, or social environment in which a text is created (e.g., "The post-2024 political climate").
What is Context?
This method involves providing specific instances or "case studies" to clarify a broader point.
What is Exemplification?
This type of claim argues whether something is "right or wrong," "good or bad," or "beautiful or ugly."
What is a Claim of Value?
On the Synthesis essay, students are required to use at least this many sources to support their argument.
What is Three?
In the CHORES acronym, the "C" and "H" stand for these two types of evidence, which often involve analyzing past global events or current societal trends.
What are Current Events and History?
This part of the rhetorical situation refers to the immediate event or "spark" that prompted the author to write the piece.
What is the Exigence?
If a writer explains a complex subject by breaking it down into its various parts or types, they are using this method.
What is Classification/Division?
This type of claim proposes a specific course of action or a change in the law.
What is a Claim of Policy?
This rhetorical device involves repeating the same grammatical structure in a sentence to create rhythm or emphasis.
What is Parallelism?
The "O" in CHORES stands for this, which allows students to use examples from their general noticings about the world.
What is Observation?
When an author acknowledges a valid point made by the opposing side before refuting it, they are using this rhetorical move.
What is a Concession?
This method explains how something works or how to do something in a step-by-step manner.
What is Process Analysis?
This type of claim asserts that something is true or untrue and can be proven with data or observation.
What is a Claim of Fact?
This is the writer’s attitude toward the subject matter, often revealed through diction and syntax.
What is Tone?
The "R" and "E" in CHORES stand for these two "bookish" categories, which include analyzing novels, plays, and movies.
What are Reading and Entertainment?
These are the three "points" of the Aristotelian Triangle of appeals.
What are ethos, pathos, and logos?
This method highlights the similarities and differences between two or more subjects to make a point about their relationship.
What is Comparison and Contrast?
This is the overarching "path" or logical progression of claims that a writer takes to support their thesis throughout an entire essay.
What is the Line of Reasoning?
If Asyndeton removes conjunctions for speed, what is the term for overusing conjunctions to create a sense of overwhelming weight or exhaustion?
What is Polysyndeton?
The "S" in CHORES stands for this category, which covers the study of the natural world as well as the lives of professional athletes.
What are Sports and Science?
This names what the speaker wants the audience to do.
What is purpose?
This method relies on the re-explanation or revision of a familiar term or abstract concept in order to set the stage for the argument.
What is Definition?
This is the only genre of the three writing genres in AP Lang that strictly requires embedded, quoted evidence.
What is Rhetorical Analysis?
In a Synthesis essay, if a student uses a source to show that an argument is true only under certain conditions, they are adding this to the claim.
What is nuance?
Beyond just listing CHORES, a "sophisticated" argument (scoring a 6) must include this—the acknowledgment of a different perspective to demonstrate a complex understanding of the issue.
What is a Counterargument (or Rebuttal/Concession)?