Question

All the other male pigs on the farm were porkers. The best known among them was a small fat pig named Squealer, with very round cheeks, twinkling eyes, nimble movements, and a shrill voice. He was a brilliant talker, and when he was arguing some difficult point he had a way of skipping from side to side and whisking his tail which was somehow very persuasive. The others said of Squealer that he could turn black into white.

–Animal Farm,
George Orwell

Which key details support the central idea that a persuasive speaker can make others believe anything, even lies? Check all that apply.

“All the other male pigs on the farm were porkers.”
“very round cheeks, twinkling eyes, nimble movements”
“He was a brilliant talker”
“a way of whisking his tail which was somehow very persuasive”
“he could turn black into white”

Answer 1

“He was a brilliant talker”
“a way of whisking his tail which was somehow very persuasive”
“he could turn black into white”

Brief reasons: these lines directly show Squealer’s skill at talking, his persuasive mannerisms, and his ability to make people accept falsehoods. The other two lines describe appearance or other pigs and don’t directly support that idea.