Rewrite each sentence, incorporating the words in parentheses so that they form an appositive phrase. use a comma or commas to set off the appositive phrase. example unable to shut off the telescreen, he tried his best to ignore it.(constant presence)
Answer:
Mr. Williams would never agree to the proposal to purchase new playground equipment. He's a miserly tightwad who never spends a penny.
caricature
Won't you do your part to protect the environment and petition for a mandatory recycling policy?
leading question
Drinking soft drinks must be okay. Trent has a can of soda every day at lunch, and he seems to be in good health.
incorrect premise
We cannot continue to stand idly by and allow innocent animals to be murdered. Save a life and give a puppy or kitten a second chance through pet adoption.
loaded terms
If you don't change your diet, you will develop diabetes and heart disease.
hasty generalizations
Global warming is a real problem because the earth's temperature is gradually rising.
circular reasoning
I heard Mr. Coleman's son got sent to the principal's office yesterday. Mr. Coleman must not be very strict with his children.
false assumption
Explanation:
The terms used here are fallacies and they have been correctly matched to the statements above.
A fallacy is the use of faulty, invalid or inaccurate reasoning to make an argument.
Fallacy is used by us many times in our day to day correspondence with others. We use it to try and 'win' an argument with someone without even knowing we are committing a fallacy.
For example, telling someone that because you cheated in a test and got high grades, therefore, everyone that gets high grades in a test cheated is a fallacy of hasty generalization.
<span>(d) All choices are correct</span>
Answer:
The children arrived first for the lottery.
Explanation:
An irony is a literary device and figure of speech in which words give a direct opposite meaning from the intended meaning.
From the excerpt, we see that the main theme was referring to "school". Therefore, children couldn't be first for the lottery, which is ironic.
