Question

Use the speech excerpt to answer the question.

How does the word choice in this paragraph impact readers?

(1 point)
Responses

It appeals to their emotions.
It appeals to their emotions.

It engages their sense of ethics.
It engages their sense of ethics.

It uses a fallacious statement to persuade them.
It uses a fallacious statement to persuade them.

It gives them something to consider logically.
It gives them something to consider logically.

Answer 1

I don’t have the speech excerpt — can you paste the paragraph?

If you want to decide on your own, here’s a quick guide to each choice:

- Appeals to emotions: look for loaded, vivid, or sensational words (e.g., “heartbreaking,” “terror,” “glorious”) intended to make readers feel strongly.
- Engages sense of ethics: look for language about duty, honor, rights, fairness, or moral obligations (e.g., “we must,” “it is unjust,” “our responsibility”).
- Uses a fallacious statement: look for faulty reasoning or misleading claims (e.g., false cause, straw man, hasty generalization, or statements like “everyone knows…” used as evidence).
- Gives something to consider logically: look for facts, statistics, cause-and-effect reasoning, clear premises and conclusions.

Send the paragraph and I’ll pick the best answer and explain why.