Select the correct texts in the passage. Which sentence uses an anecdote as a rhetorical device?

Less Phone, More Talk
In our modern society, far too many people are more interested in whatever is happening on their phones than with the people around them. Visit almost any restaurant, and you will notice half the people staring at their personal devices rather than interacting with those around them. But do you ever look at the other half? The feelings of desolation and resentment are etched on their faces. This habit is hurting relationships, sometimes permanently.

The best way to build a relationship is through one-on-one interactions, and the habit of constantly checking your phone unfortunately gets in the way of that. When you are on the phone during lunch with a friend, you are sending the message that he or she is not that important to you. You may still be able to pay attention to what your friend is saying, but you are communicating a message of disrespect by looking at your phone and not making eye contact. Without eye contact, it is nearly impossible to be fully engaged in the conversation. When your eyes are fixed on your phone, your companion may not share as much information with you; or worse yet, he or she may not want to spend time with you in the future.

Many people think that they have to check their phones and be connected at all times. I was one of these people, until my best friend walked out on me during our last meal together before college; after that, I vowed to be more present. In the event that you are awaiting a truly urgent phone call or text, you can simply tell your dinner partner "excuse me," then go to a quiet area to deal with the message as quickly as possible. Walking away with permission is more polite that checking your phone at the table, which is akin to walking away without saying why. You would not walk away while someone was talking without saying anything, and the same holds true when it comes to checking your phone. Entering the world of your phone is essentially walking out on your companion, because you are no longer fully present and aware of what the other person is saying.

with whom will you be coming to the party? this is written correctly.

the hunger games, written by  suzanne collins, is fiction in the young adult genre, which is not my age group, but i found myself unable to put it down. its combination of nerve-racking tension, thrilling action, and engaging love story kept me up until the wee hours. i was surprised at how completely engrossing the plot was. like  brave new world, this story is set in a future where the government oppresses its people, but the book also borrows ideas from the greek myth of theseus and the minotaur.

divided into 12 districts, ruled by an oppressive government located at the  capitol. katniss everdeen, a 16-year-old girl from district 12, takes her younger sister’s place as one of 24 “tributes” selected every year to participate in the hunger games at the capitol.

while i found this book absolutely enthralling, i was surprised it was aimed at an audience of young adults. it seems extremely intense for anyone younger than 16 or 17. for example, there is a scene where one young tribute is slowly eaten alive by wolf-like creatures all night long, and katniss has to finally throw a weapon at him to end his misery. i found this a little too disturbing when i considered the age of the character.

the intensity of the action was something one would find in a more mature book, but the age of the characters and the simplicity of the prose were aimed at a much younger audience. in addition, this book was written in present tense, which i found annoying, but that’s more of a personal preference than a stylistic fault. it was also edited somewhat poorly, but that rarely distracted from the plot. for example, the author often spoke in sentence fragments to describe how katniss felt, which might have been an attempt to reflect on her thought process, but i found it disorienting to read a lot of really short sentences all together. it would have been better to vary the sentence length on occasion, but the story was still coherently.

overall,  the hunger games  was an excellent, enthralling read that i highly recommend. if it was more clearly marked for older teens, it would have been better, but it was a fantastic book with a wonderfully creative plot.

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d.) gold is the correct answer