ht/dashboard/home sage 1 Passage 2 Refer to page 2 in Passage 1. How is the underlined question in the section "Tidal Effect?" used to support the author's point of view? tence might be lightened if the convict s found guilty by reason of the full moon. 71 The question suggests that the theory cannot be proved or disproved. The question directly reflects the position taken by scientists, with which the author disagrees. al Effect? ean tides are caused by the gravitational il of the moon on large bodies of water. ce the human body is made mostly of ter, isn't it reasonable that the moon's vity could affect humans too? The ancient holars Aristotle and Pliny the Elder thought e moon pulled on the brain in the same ay that it pulls on the ocean. Psychiatrist nold Lieber made a similar argument in his 78 best-seller How the Moon Affects You. The question invites the reader to consider a possibility the author is suggesting. The question creates personal involvement by asking readers to take a firm position.​