In this excerpt from a persuasive essay about conserving energy, which rhetorical technique does the author use when asking readers to reduce their energy consumption? Start wearing sweaters instead of turning up the heat in winter. Open the windows in summer to cut down on the energy air conditioners consume. Taking these steps and making a few other conscious choices can help ensure that future generations will enjoy the same conveniences you take for granted today.

A. logical appeal
B. anecdote
C. emotional appeal
D. sarcasm

What details of the first two paragraphs convey a sense of the ordinary,behind the scenes routines of film critics?

The duke and the dauphin lie, cheat, and steal for the purposes of their own survival. answers: •true •false

The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there. what effect does hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have? it slows down the narration by interrupting the action. it makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. it makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. it prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.