Reading Check #6

(OC) For the speaker, the primary purpose of the sentence,"And yet, it may be that these are the conditions that finally give birth to empathy, the mother of compassion" (paragraph 13) is to qualify and impression left by the previous paragraph.

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(OC) In the essay the speaker asks and compares.

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(OC) In the essay, the speaker describes and compares.

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(OC) The speaker's tone could best be described as thoughtful and reflective.

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(OC) To advance her thesis, the speaker employs anecdotes and rhetorical questions.

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(OC) Upon completing the essay, the reader is most likely to view it as a thoughtful appeal.

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(RW) Ehrenreich dismisses the idea of "some innate predisposition for slaughter" in human beings.

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(RW) Ehrenreich uses a variety of techniques to make her claims appeal to her reader, such as presenting (and then disproving) other arguments, bringing in different outside sources and using organization to ease her reader into the topic.

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(RW) The speaker makes an analogy to explain the root cause of war.

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(RW)Ehrenreich reminds the reader that war is also caused by dictatorships, postindustrial societies and democracies.

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(RW)Ehrenreich starts her essay by describing certain biological theories of war, and then refuting those theories.

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(RW)Through several modes of development and logical and emotional appeals, Ehrenreich states her main claim while forming an effective and persuasive essay by using credible resources to support her claims.

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(OC) Ascher 's audience is the unemployed.

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(OC) The speaker's tone could best be described as sardonic and strident.

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(OC) The women with the Aprica stroller, and the man with the briefcase represent the poverty stricken.

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(OC) To advance her thesis, the speaker employs objectivity.

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(OC) Upon completing the essay, the reader is most likely to view it as a querulous complaint.

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