Part A
The kind of rhetoric used in this paragraph is appeal to emotion.
Part B
The effect of the rhetoric used in paragraph 2 of Passage 3 is: It allows the reader to feel empathy toward older adults.
This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A
Read paragraph 2 of Passage 3.
I can, and do, write prescriptions for her many medical problems, but I have little to offer for the two conditions that dominate her days: loneliness and disability. She has a well-meaning, troubled daughter in a faraway state, a caregiver who comes twice a week, a friend who checks in on her periodically, and she gets regular calls from volunteers with the Friendship Line. It’s not enough. Like most older adults, she doesn’t want to be “locked up in one of those homes.” What she needs is someone who is always there, who can help with everyday tasks, who will listen and smile.
What kind of rhetoric is used in this paragraph?
Responses
direct address
direct address
appeal to logic
appeal to logic
appeal to emotion
appeal to emotion
rhetorical question
rhetorical question
Question 2
Part B
What is the effect of the rhetoric used in paragraph 2 of Passage 3?
Responses
It allows the reader to feel empathy toward older adults.
It allows the reader to feel empathy toward older adults.
It asks readers to question their ideas about older adults.
It asks readers to question their ideas about older adults.
It suggests that readers take direct action to help older adults.
It suggests that readers take direct action to help older adults.
It helps readers understand how many older adults are lonely and disabled.
It helps readers understand how many older adults are lonely and disabled.
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