AnswersFL-1001410-English Honors 4Part 7: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Conflict and Resolution

Developing an Argument Answers

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Read the argument.The main reason my book is the best of all of ours is because I wrote it. I am an excellent writer, so everything I do must be the best.

A
by listing the strengths of other books they have written
B
by emphasizing what is wrong with the other books
C
by describing the features that make their book good
D
by saying that everyone agrees that the speaker’s book is best
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Read the excerpt from "Ain’t I a Woman?” by Sojourner Truth. Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter.

A
by giving examples of things that can be out of kilter
B
by establishing what being out of kilter means to people
C
by telling personal stories of experiencing such a racket
D
by stating the importance of making a racket to be heard
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Read the excerpt from "What Does American Democracy Mean to Me?” by Mary McLeod Bethune.We are rising out of the darkness of slavery into the light of freedom. Here my race has been afforded [the] opportunity to advance from a people 80 percent illiterate to a people 80 percent literate; . . . from total disfranchisement to participation in government; from the status of chattels to recognized contributors to the American culture.

A
It is effective because it mentions specific ways the lives of African Americans have improved.
B
It is not effective because it focuses on efforts to help African Americans learn to read.
C
It is not effective because it fails to highlight important achievements of African Americans.
D
It is effective because it explains how many African Americans are in government.
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Which statement is an example of ad hominem?

A
You want a fish? Why do you hate birds so much?
B
Of course, someone with that hair would be late.
C
They both love movies, so they both must be doctors.
D
More people should recycle, or the world will explode!

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