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The argument prompt typically gives a position in the form of an assertion from a documented source. Students are asked to consider the assertion, and then form an argument that defends, challenges, or qualifies the assertion using supporting evidence from their own knowledge or reading.
1 prompt (12.5%) 15 minutes 25% 70 minutes Formal Writing: Argumentative Essay 1 prompt (12.5%) 55 minutes Part B: Speaking Interpersonal Speaking (Simulated Conversation) 5-6 response prompts (12.5%) 20 seconds to respond to each 25% 18 minutes Presentational Speaking (Cultural Comparison) 1 prompt (12.5%) 4 minutes to prepare, 2 minutes to ...
In linguistics, an argument is an expression that helps complete the meaning of a predicate, [1] the latter referring in this context to a main verb and its auxiliaries. In this regard, the complement is a closely related concept. Most predicates take one, two, or three arguments. A predicate and its arguments form a predicate-argument structure.
The Gish gallop is a rhetorical technique in which a person in a debate attempts to overwhelm an opponent by presenting an excessive number of arguments, with no regard for their accuracy or strength, with a rapidity that makes it impossible for the opponent to address them in the time available.
This stimulus material is the same for all students taking AP Seminar. The argument cannot be based solely off the stimulus material, outside research and sources are expected. This argument serves as the foundation for the Individual Multimedia Presentation. Students create a presentation that outlines the argument they made in their previous ...
Historically, begging the question refers to a fault in a dialectical argument in which the speaker assumes some premise that has not been demonstrated to be true. In modern usage, it has come to refer to an argument in which the premises assume the conclusion without supporting it. This makes it an example of circular reasoning. [1] [2]
An argument by example (also known as argument from example) is an argument in which a claim is supported by providing examples. Most conclusions drawn in surveys and carefully controlled experiments are arguments by example and generalization.
AP English can stand for two distinct Advanced Placement Programs for U.S. high school students, provided by the College Board: AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature and Composition