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What happens in an ad hominem persuasive technique?

A
A limited number of options are presented.
B
A person is attacked rather than an argument.
C
Loaded language is used to appeal to emotions.
D
A quick judgment is made without the use of evidence.
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Which sentences use wrung correctly? Choose two options.

A
He wrung as much water out of the towel as he could before hanging it up.
B
When she heard the news, she wrung her hands in frustration.
C
The wrungs of the ladder are so unsturdy that the ladder should not be used.
D
The students liked to balance their feet on the wrungs of the desk chairs.
E
Hard work is required to reach the highest wrungs of success.
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In "By the Waters of Babylon,” what conflicts does the setting present for the main character? Select three options.youth versus maturitythe struggle between good and evilthe forces of nature versus the will of humansa sense of fear versus a desire to growobservance of society’s rules or one’s own ideas

A
youth versus maturity
B
the struggle between good and evil
C
the forces of nature versus the will of humans
D
a sense of fear versus a desire to grow
E
observance of society’s rules or one’s own ideas
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Which term is a synonym for atmosphere?

A
tone
B
mood
C
action
D
conflict
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Read the passage from the opinion of the court in Brown v. Board of Education, written by Justice Warren.Segregation of white and colored children in public schools has a detrimental effect upon the colored children. The impact is greater when it has the sanction of the law, for the policy of separating the races is usually interpreted as denoting the inferiority of the negro group. A sense of inferiority affects the motivation of a child to learn. Segregation with the sanction of law, therefore, has a tendency to [retard] the educational and mental development of negro children and to deprive them of some of the benefits they would receive in a racial[ly] integrated school system.Whatever may have been the extent of psychological knowledge at the time of Plessy v. Ferguson, this finding is amply supported by modern authority. Any language in Plessy v. Ferguson contrary to this finding is rejected.We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.

A
The doctrine of “separate but equal” takes away Black citizens’ rights to an equal public education.
B
The doctrine of “separate but equal” shows that equal facilities provide equal opportunities.
C
A sense of inferiority affects children’s motivation to learn in a segregated system.
D
Plessy v. Ferguson is based on dated psychological knowledge that should be rejected.
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Read the passage.(1) Ask young people today if they know of anyone who has had smallpox, and they might ask, "What’s smallpox?” (2) That is because this disease was eradicated from the planet decades ago, thanks to vaccinations. (3) Despite the obvious effectiveness of vaccination, opponents of this procedure argue that humans are better off fighting diseases on their own without adding anything potentially harmful to their bodies. (4) Still, the American Academy of Pediatrics says that vaccines can be 99 percent effective, and the Centers for Disease Control claims that, over a 10-year period, vaccines allowed 322 million children to avoid illnesses. (5) So the next time someone tells you that vaccines are poisoned apples that will lead to a fate like Snow White’s, counter their argument with the facts. (6) The bottom line is that vaccines are safe to use and save lives.

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by changing the phrase “young people” to “most people” in sentence 1
B
by deleting the words obvious and potentially from sentence 3
C
by deleting “save lives” and adding the phrase “easy to administer” to the end of sentence 6
D
by shortening the passage to only five sentences by removing sentence 5
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Read the chart.HOMOPHONEMEANINGbybeside or nearbuyto purchase somethingbyeexpression that is short for goodbye

A
by, buy
B
bye, by
C
by, bye
D
bye, buy
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Read the stanza from "Sonnet in Primary Colors” by Rita Dove.This is for the woman with one black wingperched over her eyes: lovely Frida, erectamong parrots, in the stern petticoats of the peasant,who painted herself a present—wildflowers entwining the plaster corsether spine resides in, that flaming pillar—this priestess in the romance of mirrors.

A
to tell about the way that Frida’s hair moves
B
to indicate that Frida has a keen sense of sight
C
to describe a prominent feature of Frida’s face
D
to suggest that Frida has birdlike qualities
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Which fallacies appear in this passage? Select three options.

A
An appeal to emotion is used to make Congress feel guilty if they do not support the legislation.
B
A false dilemma is used to claim that legislation is the only way to protect the environment.
C
An ad hominem is used to attack representatives for being distracted when hearing evidence.
D
A bandwagon appeal is used to suggest that every American wants to help endangered species.
E
A false dilemma is used to introduce the idea that the legislation will save us all.
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Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon.”Nevertheless, as I made the raft, the tears ran out of my eyes. The Forest People could have killed me without fight, if they had come upon me then, but they did not come.When the raft was made, I said the sayings for the dead and painted myself for death. My heart was cold as a frog and my knees like water, but the burning in my mind would not let me have peace. As I pushed the raft from the shore, I began my death song—I had the right. It was a fine song.

A
“The Forest People could have killed me without fight.”
B
“the tears ran out of my eyes”
C
“but they did not come”
D
“My heart was cold as a frog”
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Read the claim from Dan DeLuca's editorial "Dylan's Nobel Prize Settles Debate: Rock Lyrics Are Poetry."Are rock lyrics poetry? The answer must be yes.

A
"The Swedish Academy's decision to honor Dylan set off an online debate."
B
"Salman Rushdie, a Nobel candidate himself, called Dylan ‘the brilliant inheritor of the bardic tradition.’"
C
"Dylan is of course enormously influential."
D
"The Nobel is given for a body of work."
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Read Rita Dove’s poem "Sonnet in Primary Colors,” then study Frida Kahlo’s painting Self-Portrait with Monkey and Parrot.This is for the woman with one black wingperched over her eyes: lovely Frida, erectamong parrots, in the stern petticoats of the peasant,who painted herself a present—wildflowers entwining the plaster corsether spine resides in, that flaming pillar—this priestess in the romance of mirrors.Each night she lay down in pain and roseto the celluloid butterflies of her Beloved Dead,Lenin and Marx and Stalin arrayed at the footstead.And rose to her easel, the hundred dogs pantinglike children along the graveled walks of the garden, Diego’slove a skull in the circular windowof the thumbprint searing her immutable brow.

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A
The painting pays attention to details of Kahlo’s physical appearance, while the poem does not.
B
The poem portrays the painter as serious, while the painting does not.
C
The poem reveals details that explain Kahlo’s facial expressions, while the painting does not.
D
The painting uses imagery that tells of Kahlo’s connection to nature, while the poem does not.
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Which details in a story are most related to setting? Select three options.plottimedialoguelocationmotivationatmosphere

A
plot
B
time
C
dialogue
D
location
E
motivation
F
atmosphere
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Read the excerpt from Frederick Douglass's July 4, 1852, speech on the hypocrisy of American slavery. Douglass was an abolitionist and a formerly enslaved person.Whether we turn to the declarations of the past, or to the professions of the present, the conduct of the nation seems equally hideous and revolting. America is false to the past, false to the present, and solemnly binds herself to be false to the future.

A
They suggest the speaker’s belief that the future holds hope.
B
They present a tone of solidarity with America's actions.
C
They show the speaker’s disgust over slavery.
D
They show the speaker's admiration for America.
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Which descriptions are examples of archetypes? Select three options.a recurring model for a setting that is accepted by most peoplea conflict between characters that is unique to a plota reflection of the traditions common throughout a societya pattern of behavior exhibited by several charactersa character who is an embodiment of the human experience

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a recurring model for a setting that is accepted by most people
B
a conflict between characters that is unique to a plot
C
a reflection of the traditions common throughout a society
D
a pattern of behavior exhibited by several characters
E
a character who is an embodiment of the human experience
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Which line from the poem "Monet’s ‘Waterlilies’” by Robert Hayden includes an allusion?

A
“Today as the news from Selma and Saigon”
B
“O light beheld as through refracting tears.”
C
“Here space and time exist in light”
D
“Here is the aura of that world”
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Read the excerpt from act 3 of A Doll’s House.Nora: Alas, Torvald, you are not the man to educate me into being a proper wife for you.Helmer: And you can say that!Nora: And I—how am I fitted to bring up the children?Helmer: Nora!Nora: Didn't you say so yourself a little while ago—that you dare not trust me to bring them up?Helmer: In a moment of anger! Why do you pay any heed to that?Nora: Indeed, you were perfectly right. I am not fit for the task. There is another task I must undertake first. I must try and educate myself—you are not the man to help me in that. I must do that for myself. And that is why I am going to leave you now.

A
Nora admits that she did not raise the children properly in the past, and she wants to educate herself on better ways to raise them.
B
Nora regrets her previous comment to Helmer about not trusting him, and she needs to leave to find someone she trusts to educate her.
C
Nora decides that her decisions to be a wife and raise children were wrong, so she is leaving in order to educate herself properly.
D
Nora wishes that she had not asked Helmer to educate her because she feels he has failed, so she wants to leave to find a new teacher.
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Which sentences correctly use commas? Select two options.Washington was a general before becoming president, and Jackson was also a general.For centuries, Japan has been ruled by shoguns, and emperors.Two English kings fascinate me, Richard Lionheart and his brother King John.Mansa Musa who ruled Mali in the early 1300s was rich and powerful.After his voyage in 1492, Columbus and his men arrived in what they believed to be Southeast Asia.

A
Washington was a general before becoming president, and Jackson was also a general.
B
For centuries, Japan has been ruled by shoguns, and emperors.
C
Two English kings fascinate me, Richard Lionheart and his brother King John.
D
Mansa Musa who ruled Mali in the early 1300s was rich and powerful.
E
After his voyage in 1492, Columbus and his men arrived in what they believed to be Southeast Asia.
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Which statement about valid and reliable news reports is true?

A
They include objective facts presented without bias.
B
They are written from a subjective perspective.
C
They present conclusions in order to persuade readers.
D
They are written from a first-person perspective.
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Which elements of an op-ed are evident in the excerpt? Select three options.

A
The op-ed shares opinions about each candidate running.
B
The op-ed uses strong, emotional language.
C
The op-ed comes to a conclusion for the audience.
D
The op-ed includes first-person pronouns.
E
The op-ed attempts to persuade the audience.

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