Terms
A short amusing or interesting story about a real person or incident
What is an anecdote
3, 4, or 5
What is a passing score
The literal or primary meaning of a word
What is denotation?
You can earn one point for this.
What is a defensible thesis or writing style
Tone
What is the writer or speaker's attitude toward a given subject
Using credibility to persuade an audience
What is ethos?
45
What are the number of multiple choice questions
You can earn one to four points for this
What is a clear line of reasoning?
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
What is connotation?
The arrangement of words or phrases to creat well-formed sentences in a language
What is syntax?
2 hours and 15 minutes
What is the time you have to write three essays?
The time you have to report for the AP Exam
What is 7:30AM
Her children like to swim, hike and ride dirt bikes. NOT an example: Her children like to swim, hike, and riding dirt bikes.
What is parallel structure
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.
What is rhetoric?
1 hour
What is the time you have to answer the multiple choice questions?
using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance.
What is parallel structure?
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
What is satire?
A form of figurative language in which a word is replaced by something very close to the original meaning.
What is metonymy?
Argument, Rhetorical Analysis, Synthesis
What are the three types of essays on the exam?
Ad hominem
What is an argument or reaction directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.
This is the engine that drives your essay
What is a defensible thesis?
Syllogism
a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed proposition (e.g., all dogs are animals; all animals have four legs; therefore all dogs have four legs ).