Argument
Do the following when selecting evidence to support an original argument.
- What is use CHORES
- What is avoid generalities, hypotheticals, and too many anecdotes.
Language that is persuasive.
What is rhetoric?
You need to use this many sources on the exam.
What is 3 sources?
You should identify this while reading the introduction before the prompt on the exam.
What is the rhetorical situation?
Deliberate exaggeration use to create humor.
What is hyperbole?
This should be double the size of your evidence.
What is commentary?
Appealing to the writer or speaker's credibility to establish trust.
What is ethos?
You should lead your synthesis body paragraphs with this/these.
What is your argument?
Avoid writing these three words in a RA essay.
What is ethos, pathos, or logos?
Intentionally placing 2 opposing ideas side by side to create an effect.
Avoid these words in order to get the sophistication point.
What is "use", "this shows that", "meaning", "I think that", "in this essay"?
This old man came up with the rhetorical appeals.
Who is Aristotle?
When citing your sources on the exam, you label it this way.
What is Source A, Source B, etc?
This is what analyzing what an author is doing in a text.
What is a rhetorical choice?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence.
What is anaphora?
Ask yourself this question to situate the argument in a broader context.
What are greater implications of the argument or exploring nuance and complexity?
When choosing the best answer for multiple choice, try this strategy.
What is POE?
You should do this after reading the synthesis prompt and before reading the sources.
What is determining your thesis statement so you can find evidence to support it as you read?
In a rhetorical analysis, you do not have to name the rhetorical __________ as much as identifying the rhetorical ___________.
What is rhetorical device and rhetorical choice/strategy?
The term called for a brief story in writing.
Making sure your thesis connects to your topic sentences and evidence in all of your paragraphs is called
What is line of reasoning?
The fundamental skill to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of AP Language.
What is persuade?
This action is referred to when looking for the relationships between the sources and using them together to make your argument.
What is having a conversation between sources?
Understanding this is essential to understanding/analyzing arguments; involves audience, time, place, etc.
What is context?
Recurrent syntactical similarity where several parts of a sentence or several sentences are expressed alike to show that the ideas in the parts or sentences equal in importance. It also adds balance, rhythm, and clarity to the sentence. For example, "I have always searched for, but I have never found the perfect painting for that wall."
What is parallelism?