In "Talking About Our Troubles," what techniques does the author use to persuade the reader? Support your answer with evidence from the selection.

The author uses various techniques to persuade the reader, most notable of which are definitely:

1. pathos: the author uses strong emotional scenes to touch the reader's heart and persuade them to believe his words

2. logos: apart from the feelings, the author also tries to use proof and logic to create more sense in readers' minds

3. metaphors and symbols: these tend to make the reading more credible

this is the answer , p = 1 + (1/10)x

step-by-step explanation:

we have,

at sea level pressure is 1 atmosphere (i.e at x =0, p0=1 atmosphere)

at depth 23 meters , pressure = 3.3 atmosphere

since the pressure increases at constant rate as the depth increases, so we can write a relation as:

p =p0 +   kx   , where p is the pressure  , p0 is the initial pressure, x is the depth and k is constant rate of increasing.

to find constant rate k, plug p = 3.3 , p0 = 1 and x= 23 meters

we get,

  3.3 = 1 + k * 23

k = 2.3 / 23   = 1/10

so we can write the function formula as:   p = 1 + (1/10)x