Argument in George Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language”

Question 1

Which two types of evidence does Orwell use in this passage?

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A: examples and a quotation

Question 2

What type of evidence does Orwell use in the passage to support the claim that "political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible”?

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B: examples

Question 3

What type of evidence does Orwell use in this passage?

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C: quotation

Question 4

How does the evidence support the claim that "political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible”?

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C: It provides a hypothetical example of how someone can use language to hide terrible acts.

Question 5

In this passage, how does Orwell support his rebuttal of a counterclaim?

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C: by giving specific examples of how people have made small changes to English

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