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title: "AP English Language Key Terms"
description: "269 AP English Language key terms and definitions organized by AP® Course and Exam Description unit."
canonical: "https://fiveable.me/ap-lang/key-terms"
type: "key-terms-hub"
subject: "AP English Language"
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# AP English Language Key Terms

## Overview

269 AP English Language key terms and definitions organized by AP® Course and Exam Description unit.

## Units

- [Unit 1: Unit 1 – Claims, Reasoning, and Evidence](/ap-lang/key-terms/unit/1): 38 terms across 3 topics
- [Unit 2: Unit 2 – Organizing Information for a Specific Audience](/ap-lang/key-terms/unit/2): 36 terms across 4 topics
- [Unit 3: Unit 3 – Perspectives and How Arguments Relate](/ap-lang/key-terms/unit/3): 40 terms across 5 topics
- [Unit 4: Unit 4 – How writers develop arguments, intros, and conclusions](/ap-lang/key-terms/unit/4): 14 terms across 1 topic
- [Unit 5: Unit 5 – How a writer brings all parts of an argument together](/ap-lang/key-terms/unit/5): 25 terms across 4 topics
- [Unit 6: Unit 6 – Position, Perspective, and Bias](/ap-lang/key-terms/unit/6): 25 terms across 4 topics
- [Unit 7: Unit 7 – Successful and Unsuccessful Arguments](/ap-lang/key-terms/unit/7): 40 terms across 3 topics
- [Unit 8: Unit 8 – Stylistic Choices](/ap-lang/key-terms/unit/8): 32 terms across 4 topics
- [Unit 9: Unit 9 – Developing a Complex Argument](/ap-lang/key-terms/unit/9): 19 terms across 2 topics

## Related Resources

- [AP English Language subject hub](/ap-lang)
- [All AP® key terms](/key-terms)

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