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AP Language and Composition Rhetorical Terms
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AP Language and Composition Rhetorical Terms
AP Language and Composition Rhetorical Terms
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1
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How many multiple-choice questions are in Section 1 of the AP Language exam?
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45 multiple-choice questions.
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What percentage of the total exam score does Section 1 represent?
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45% of the total exam score.
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How much time is allotted for the multiple-choice section?
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1 hour to answer them.
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What types of questions comprise the multiple-choice section?
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23-25 rhetorical analysis questions and 20-22 composition questions.
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What is the time allocation for Section 2 free-response?
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2 hours and 15 minutes, including a 15-minute reading period.
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What percentage does Section 2 contribute to the exam score?
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55% of the total exam score.
7
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What are the three free-response essay types?
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Synthesis question, rhetorical analysis, and argumentative essay.
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What does the synthesis question require?
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6 to 7 texts about a topic, including visual and quantitative sources; create an argument citing at least three sources.
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What does ambiguity mean in argumentative contexts?
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The various meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.
10
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How is an anecdote used in non-fictional texts?
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A brief recounting of a relevant episode; often put into fictional or non-fictional texts as a method of developing a point or injecting humor.
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What does concession involve in argumentation?
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Accepting at least part or all of an opposing viewpoint.
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How does a deductive argument guarantee validity?
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Premises provide support so strong that if true, the conclusion cannot be false.
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What distinguishes inductive arguments from deductive ones?
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Premises provide reasons supporting probable truth; unlikely but possible for conclusion to be false if premises true.
14
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Why do writers avoid obvious logical fallacies?
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Attractive but unreliable reasoning; often unintentional or when author thinks they can get away with faulty logic.
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What is a syllogism in formal logic?
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Deductive system with two premises (major and minor) leading to a sound conclusion; example: All men mortal, Socrates man, therefore Socrates mortal.
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What defines an adage rhetorically?
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A folk saying with a lesson; example: A penny saved is a penny earned.
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How does allegory function in stories?
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Fictional or non-fictional story where things, characters, events represent concepts or qualities to reveal abstraction or truth.
18
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What is an allusion in rhetoric?
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Indirect reference to something commonly known (literary text, play, song, historical event) for reader familiarity.
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What rhetorical effect does anaphora create?
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Repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses for effect.
20
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Provide an example of anastrophe.
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Deliberate changing of normal word order for emphasis; example: She stared into the dog's eyes deep and menacing.
21
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What is an aphorism according to the guide?
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Brief statement expressing general truth or moral; memorable summation of author's point; example: A watched pot never boils.
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How does an appositive function grammatically?
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Word or group of words placed beside a noun or substitute to supplement its meaning.
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What effect does asyndeton produce?
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Omission of conjunctions in series of words, phrases, clauses to shorten sentence and focus meaning; example: I came. I saw. I conquered.
24
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How is atmosphere established in literature?
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Emotional mood by entirety of work, via setting, author's object choices, even weather descriptions.
25
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Who constitutes the audience in rhetoric?
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The person or group the author directs the message towards.
26
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What genre is a Bildungsroman?
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Literary genre focusing on protagonist's psychological and moral growth from youth to adulthood.
27
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Distinguish connotation from denotation.
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Connotation: associations implied beyond literal; denotation: literal explicit meaning without connotations.
28
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Why is diction significant in style?
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Word choice with significant effects on meaning; different types impact interpretation.
29
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What characterizes didactic literature?
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Fiction, nonfiction, or poetry teaching specific lesson, moral, or modeling correct behavior/thinking.
30
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When is ellipsis used in prose?
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Deliberate omission of word or phrase for effect by the author.