English: Rhetorical Strategy Flashcards
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A writer wants to add a sentence that emphasizes the urgency of the topic. Which choice best accomplishes this goal?
Answer: Action must be taken now, before the damage becomes irreversible.
Phrases like 'must be taken now' and 'irreversible' directly convey urgency.
The writer is considering deleting a sentence that provides a specific statistic. Should the sentence be kept?
Answer: Kept, because it offers concrete evidence supporting the paragraph's claim.
A specific statistic supplies concrete evidence that strengthens the paragraph's claim.
Which transition word best signals a contrast between two ideas?
Answer: However
'However' signals a contrast, while the others signal addition, result, or similarity.
A writer wants the opening sentence to engage readers by raising a question they will want answered. Which choice does this best?
Answer: What if the water you drink could quietly make you sick?
A provocative question draws readers in and makes them want to keep reading.
The writer wants to conclude the essay by restating the main idea in fresh language. Which choice best achieves this?
Answer: Protecting our rivers today secures clean water for tomorrow's generations.
It restates the central idea about protecting rivers using new, purposeful wording.
Which sentence best maintains a formal tone appropriate for an academic essay?
Answer: The findings demonstrated a significant and measurable effect.
Precise, objective wording maintains the formal tone an academic essay requires.
A writer wants to add a detail that appeals to readers' emotions about an animal shelter. Which choice best accomplishes this?
Answer: Each abandoned puppy waits, tail wagging, hoping for a loving home.
Vivid, sympathetic imagery of waiting puppies appeals directly to readers' emotions.