English: Rhetorical Strategy Flashcards
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The writer wants an opening that previews the essay's three main points. Which choice best does this?
Answer: Exercise benefits the heart, the mind, and the immune system alike.
It names three specific benefits, previewing the essay's main points.
Which choice best adjusts the tone to be more appropriate for a serious editorial about safety?
Answer: These preventable accidents demand our immediate and serious attention.
The measured, urgent wording matches the serious tone of a safety editorial.
A writer wants to support a generalization with a relevant specific example. Which choice best does this for 'Volunteering builds community'?
Answer: Last year, neighbors rebuilt the flooded library together in a single weekend.
The rebuilt-library example concretely illustrates how volunteering builds community.
Which transition best signals the conclusion of an argument?
Answer: Ultimately
'Ultimately' signals a final, concluding point, unlike the other transitions.
The writer wants to revise a sentence to address the audience more directly and personally. Which choice best does this?
Answer: You can start saving money today with one simple change.
Addressing the reader as 'you' creates a direct, personal appeal.
Which choice best clarifies a vague pronoun reference in 'When the manager met the client, she was nervous'?
Answer: When the manager met the client, the client was nervous.
Replacing 'she' with 'the client' removes the ambiguity about who was nervous.
A writer wants to add a sentence that builds suspense at the end of a narrative paragraph. Which choice best accomplishes this?
Answer: As the door creaked open, a shadow shifted in the silent hall.
The creaking door and shifting shadow create tension and suspense.