The correct response is:
It makes the argument more powerful.
The use of repetition emphasizes the depth of the author's feelings about the Constitution and her determination to protect it, thereby strengthening her argument.
"Barbara Jordan Remarks on Impeachment, July, 1974"
by Barbara Jordan
Today I am an inquisitor. An hyperbole would not be fictional and would not overstate the solemnness that I feel right now. My faith in the Constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total. And I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction, of the Constitution.
Rep. Barbara Jordan's remarks on impeachment during Watergate
Question
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What effect does the author’s use of repetition have on her argument?
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Responses
It adds humor and lightheartedness.
It adds humor and lightheartedness.
It leaves the author’s intentions ambiguous.
It leaves the author’s intentions ambiguous.
It makes the argument more powerful.
It makes the argument more powerful.
It weakens the author’s argument.
It weakens the author’s argument.
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