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Flashcards for AP English Language and Composition, split into four parts, one each for rhetorical situation, claims and evidence, reasoning and organization, and style, and then by topic. Each big idea is broken into topics such as the rhetorical situation and appeals, evidence and synthesis, lines of reasoning, methods of development, logical fallacies, diction, syntax, punctuation and rhetorical devices. Follows the course and exam description effective from fall 2024.

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What is inside (19 subdecks)

  • 1. Rhetorical situation78 cards
    • 1.1 The parts of a rhetorical situation31 cards
    • 1.2 Audience, credibility and appeals32 cards
    • 1.3 Introductions and conclusions15 cards
  • 2. Claims and evidence124 cards
    • 2.1 Claims and thesis21 cards
    • 2.2 Evidence32 cards
    • 2.3 Sources, synthesis and citation42 cards
    • 2.4 Qualifying claims, counterarguments and responses29 cards
  • 3. Reasoning and organization155 cards
    • 3.1 Line of reasoning48 cards
    • 3.2 Methods of development29 cards
    • 3.3 Coherence and transitions26 cards
    • 3.4 Logical fallacies52 cards
  • 4. Style239 cards
    • 4.1 Diction, tone and style76 cards
    • 4.2 Sentences and syntax63 cards
    • 4.3 Punctuation and design31 cards
    • 4.4 Rhetorical devices69 cards

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  • Style
    The mix of word choice, syntax and conventions that marks a particular writer's work
  • The arrangement of words, phrases and clauses in sentences
    Syntax
  • Rhetorical device
    A technique of language that a writer uses to achieve a particular effect on an audience
  • The logical connection of ideas, sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph and across a text
    Coherence
  • The logical sequence of claims and commentary that leads a reader through an argument
    Line of reasoning
  • A position a writer puts forward that needs a defense
    Claim
  • Information a writer uses to support a claim
    Evidence
  • Limiting a claim's scope to make it more accurate or defensible
    Qualification
  • What does the introduction of an argument do?
    It introduces the subject or writer to the audience, and may present the thesis
  • Rhetorical situation
    The circumstances in which a text is written: exigence, purpose, audience, writer, context and message

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