AP Argument Test Review

a celebrity endorsing a product on TV

specific things that prove your claim is valid

The writer's point of view on an issue; the thesis statement

What is an appeal to emotion?

type of claim that asserts that something is true or false

type of evidence that includes information from someone with specialized knowledge

In the acronym SPACE, what does the A stand for?

What is "the ability to recognize the available means of persuasion in any given circumstance"?

type of assertion that includes the main points

to address objections or opposing views

a statement of why the opposing side's view is incorrect and the writer's point of view is better

type of assertion that states an opposing argument followed by the writer's viewpoint

"everybody's doing it, so it must be a good thing to do."

not enough evidence to support a particular conclusion

presenting a new and irrelevant topic in order to avoid the current topic

type of evidence that includes examples from your life

What is an appeal to credibility?

a poor or oversimplified example used to refute an idea

What is an appeal to logic?

type of evidence that uses examples from current local, state, national news articles

a logical fallacy that attacks the person instead of the issue; Latin for "to the man"

type of evidence that includes numbers, data, statistics

assert that a small first step leads to a chain of related events

In the acronym SPACE, what does the P stand for?

providing two extreme options as the only choices; also called "either/or fallacy"

In the acronym SPACE, what does the C stand for?

type of evidence that uses examples from people you know

In the acronym SPACE, what does the S stand for?

What shape is used to visually describe the elements of rhetoric?

a type of counterargument that acknowledges that the point of view of the opposition may be valid

evidence that includes personal experience, observations, and stories

type of claim that asserts that something is good or bad; the most common claim

logical reasons in support of an assertion; an informed opinion about a topic; main points

a fallacy that exploits the audience's feelings

repeating a claim as a way to provide evidence

comparing two things that are not comparable

type of evidence that includes facts, historical events and people

In the acronym SPACE, what does the E stand for?

evidence that includes research, reading, investigation

type of assertion that does NOT include the main points

type of claim that proposes change and usually calls for some action to take place

a fallacy that asserts that a proposition is true because it has not been proven false

Latin for "after which therefore because of which"