The word choice in this paragraph primarily impacts readers by engaging their sense of ethics. The phrases "enormous," "dreadful," and "irremediable wickedness" evoke a moral response and emphasize the severity of the issue, prompting readers to reflect on the ethical implications of the slave trade and the necessity for its abolition.
"Wilberforce 1789 abolition speech"
by William Wilberforce
The number of deaths speaks for itself, and makes all such enquiry superfluous. As soon as ever I had arrived thus far in my investigation of the slave trade, I confess to you sir, so enormous so dreadful, so irremediable did its wickedness appear that my own mind was completely made up for the abolition.
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How does the word choice in this paragraph impact readers?
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Responses
It engages their sense of ethics.
It engages their sense of ethics.
It gives them something to consider logically.
It gives them something to consider logically.
It uses a fallacious statement to persuade them.
It uses a fallacious statement to persuade them.
It appeals to their emotions.
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what's the answer then
The best answer is:
It engages their sense of ethics.
This choice reflects how Wilberforce's language emphasizes the moral wrongness of the slave trade and appeals to the audience's ethical beliefs.
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