Question

"Skewed Brazilian Election a Social Media Danger"
by Luca Belli
"Essay on the Duty of Civil Disobedience"
by Henry David Thoreau
Use the passages to answer the question. Select Passage 1 and Passage 2.

Which elements of style appear in the first passage but not the second passage? Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

statistics
statistics

advanced vocabulary
advanced vocabulary

quotations
quotations

a complex syntax
a complex syntax

rhetorical questions

Answers

GPT-4o mini
Based on the titles provided, here are the elements of style that are likely present in "Skewed Brazilian Election a Social Media Danger" by Luca Belli (Passage 1) but not in "Essay on the Duty of Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau (Passage 2):

1. **Statistics** - This is often used in contemporary essays to support arguments, especially in discussions about social issues or data analysis.
2. **Rhetorical questions** - These might be employed in the first passage to provoke thought or engage readers in the context of the topic at hand.

So the two correct answers are:

- statistics
- rhetorical questions