Rhetorical Devices
This device involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses to create emphasis and rhythm.
Anaphora
You must use at least this many sources on the exam to avoid a score penalty.
Three
This is a commonly used mnemonic to help analyze the text.
SPACECAT
A mnemonic you refer to for evidence.
CHORES
This author argues that “justice too long delayed is justice denied,” using historical and biblical references to defend civil disobedience.
MLK Jr
This occurs when a speaker asks a question not for an answer, but to make a point.
Rhetorical Question
This is the recommended amount of time (in minutes) to spend reading the sources.
6 minutes
What is Ethos, Pathos, & Logos?
Ethos - Authority
Pathos - Emotion
Logos - Logic, stats, facts
AP readers forgive these types of mistakes in your essay response.
Grammatical, spelling AND structural.
This author introduces the concept of “double consciousness” to describe the internal conflict experienced by African Americans.
W.E.B Du Bois
This device repeats grammatical structure in order to create balance and rhythm, and also to make the argument persusaive.
Parallelism
What’s a trustworthy source? Give an example
News Outlet or Scientific Research
This refers to the immediate event or situation that triggered the writing of the piece.
Exigence
Common words used in the prompt for the Argument Task (at least 2 responses)
Value, position, limit
This Transcendentalist’s essay "Civil Disobedience" influenced both Gandhi and MLK.
Henry David Thoreau
This device places two grammatically parallel but contrasting ideas side by side in order to highlight tension or opposition.
Antithesis
In synthesis, this is the "final step" where you explain the implications of your argument.
Commentary/So What?
What was the exigence for the KATSEYE Gap ad?
Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle ad (with “my jeans/genes are blue”)
As per the Course and Exam Description, students are expected to be able to select evidence to develop and refine their claims, use appropriate approaches of organization and reasoning to? (2024 Q3 Mentor Text)
Support their argument AND make STYLISTIC choices that advance the argument.
This writer warns that oppressive language both reflects and produces violence, and that taking control of narrative is a form of power in itself.
Toni Morrisson
“Give me liberty, or give me death!” reduces the political situation to two mutually exclusive outcomes (which might not actually be the case), which reduces complexity. This is done to make the message more intense.
To avoid a "laundry list" essay, you should use sources to support your ___, not the other way around.
Argument/Thesis
In the Formation music video by Beyonce, a young Black boy dances in front of a line of riot police, and the officers eventually raise their hands. This flips the usual image of police power, making the child appear confident and in control while the police look uncertain. The moment challenges traditional authority and suggests that even those seen as powerless can resist. What rhetorical choice is being used?
irony to challenge authority
These are questions to help you understand the prompt more clearly in a new perspective. (at least 2 answers)
1,What is the debate? 2,What issues are at stake in this debate? 3,Why is this topic of importance or interest today? 4,What are synonyms for the most important words in the prompt?
Must get at least 2 questions
This speaker takes the British military buildup as evidence that reconcilling is impossible, using intense rhetorical questions to persuade his audience logically.