Question

What is the purpose of the dashes in this excerpt from \"Totally like whatever, you know?\". \"Declarative sentences—so--called. because they used to, like, DECLARE things to be true, okay,. as opposed to other things are, like, totally, you know, not—. have been infected by a totally hip. and tragically cool interrogative tone?\". Answers-. To maintain the normal flow of ideas. To support the author's purpose of maintaining normal flow of ideas. To disrupt the normal flow of ideas. To explain the normal flow of ideas.

Answer 1

The correct answer to this question is "To disrupt the normal flow of ideas." The purpose of the dashes in this excerpt from "Totally like whatever, you know" is to disrupt the normal flow of ideas. These dashes will force you to stop and view at  different perspective.

Answer 2

Answer: To disrupt the normal flow of ideas.

Explanation: Dashes allow the author to insert phrases (additional information and remarks, which are very common in spoken language) that interrupt the normal structure of the main sentence, allowing him to resume it normally after the closing dash.