AP Lang Midterm Vocab
ad hominem
"How can you argue your case for vegetarianism when you are enjoying that steak?"
bandwagon appeal
"If everyone of your friends jumped off of a cliff, would you?"
straw man theory
Biology teacher begins teaching evolution by stating that all things evolve. Student says she just can't accept that humans came from bugs.
anaphora
Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better.
inductive reasoning
Every time you eat peanuts, you start to cough. You are allergic to peanuts.
asyndeton
I came, I saw, I conquered
deductive reasoning
If A = B and B = C, then A = C.
polysendeton
Let the whitefolks have their money and power and segregation and sarcasm and big houses and schools and lawns like carpets, and books, and mostly-mostly-let them have their whiteness.
chiasmus
Never let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You.
synecdoche
New wheels—refers to a new car
zuegma
She broke his car and his heart
rhetoric
The art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking.
metonymy
The pen is mightier than the sword.
hasty generalization
Three out of four school teachers prefer Bright Marks Markers, but I only asked four teachers total.
Oxymoron
Wise fool
circular reasoning
You have to invite Jenna to your party because it would not be nice not to invite Jenna.
paradox
fight for peace.
assonance
she sells seashells by the seashore
eulogy
speech in praise of someone (mostly about the deceased)