Nixon Argument Analysis 1. What is Nixon's claim in the speech?
2. What are Nixon's reasons for his claim?
3. What evidence does Nixon provide for his reasons?
4. Find one example of Nixon's use of rhetorical appeals (pathos, ethos, or logos). Cite the evidence from the text and explain which appeal he is using. Was it effective?
5. Do Nixon's reasons seem valid based on his evidence?

Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful

"ten from the sea to the sand he walks,to look in the soil, but not in the box''!

Which word best describes the mood in this sentence? lucia was aglow as she bounced into the room with stories about her summer vacation.