Question
Which of these sentences from "Words Do Not Pay" most clearly uses the persuasive technique of an appeal to authority?
A.
[Words] do not pay for my country, now overrun by white men.
B.
Good words will not make good the promise of your war chief General Miles.
C.
Give them [white Americans and Native Americans] all the same law.
D.
All men were made by the same Great Spirit Chief.
A.
[Words] do not pay for my country, now overrun by white men.
B.
Good words will not make good the promise of your war chief General Miles.
C.
Give them [white Americans and Native Americans] all the same law.
D.
All men were made by the same Great Spirit Chief.
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The sentence that most clearly uses the persuasive technique of an appeal to authority is:
**B. Good words will not make good the promise of your war chief General Miles.**
This sentence references a specific authority figure, General Miles, and challenges the effectiveness of words in fulfilling promises, appealing to the authority associated with that figure.
**B. Good words will not make good the promise of your war chief General Miles.**
This sentence references a specific authority figure, General Miles, and challenges the effectiveness of words in fulfilling promises, appealing to the authority associated with that figure.
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