English: Rhetorical Strategy Flashcards
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The writer wants to add information that supports the claim that recycling reduces landfill waste. Which choice is most relevant?
Answer: Recycling programs diverted 32 million tons from landfills last year.
The tonnage diverted directly supports the claim about reducing landfill waste.
Which choice best combines two short sentences to show a cause-and-effect relationship?
Answer: Because the river rose, the town flooded.
'Because' explicitly establishes that the rising river caused the flooding.
A writer wants to revise a sentence to be more concise without losing meaning. Which is best?
Answer: Because it was raining, we stayed inside.
'Because' replaces the wordy 'due to the fact that' while keeping the meaning.
Which sentence would best serve as a topic sentence for a paragraph about benefits of exercise?
Answer: Regular exercise improves both physical health and mental well-being.
It states a general claim about exercise's benefits that the paragraph can develop.
The writer wants to add a sentence that acknowledges an opposing viewpoint. Which choice does this best?
Answer: Critics argue that the policy could raise costs, a concern worth examining.
It fairly presents a counterargument, acknowledging an opposing viewpoint.
Which transition best signals that the writer is giving an example?
Answer: For instance
'For instance' introduces an example, unlike the contrast transitions.
A writer wants the essay's introduction to establish the writer's credibility on the topic of nursing. Which choice best does this?
Answer: After ten years as a registered nurse, I have seen these challenges firsthand.
Citing ten years of nursing experience establishes the writer's credibility.