Question
Why do authors use rhetoric when writing informational texts?
A. to complicate their subject matter
B. to appeal to a reader's emotions
C. to appeal to a reader's sense of logic
D. to convince a reader that their perspective is reasonable
A. to complicate their subject matter
B. to appeal to a reader's emotions
C. to appeal to a reader's sense of logic
D. to convince a reader that their perspective is reasonable
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Authors use rhetoric in informational texts primarily to **D. to convince a reader that their perspective is reasonable**. While elements of rhetoric can also involve appealing to emotions (B) and logic (C), the overall goal in many informational texts is to persuade the reader to accept a specific viewpoint or argument. Therefore, option D best captures the purpose of using rhetoric in this context.