The ad uses two aspects that help you empathize with the boy.
First that lots of people have problems with speaking in public. Shaking, blushing and sweating are usual consequences of this issue. Blushing is the "cutest" of these symtoms, and this, happening with a school-aged boy helps you relate.
Which leads to the next aspect: everybody in the target of the ad has already been a child, and all the issues and memories that it implies. A 50 year old politician blushing before a speech would not be as persuasive...
Therefore, in the three-way persuasive techniques list (along with Ethos and Logos), the "Pathos" is the one mostly used by the ad.
In the longer list, "appeals" and 'cliches" are clearly used.
I wish I wasn't so alone
Stuck at home
With music as my only friend
For when my little brother
Screams to no end, reasons unknown
And my headphones are dead
My eyelids become
as heavy as led
Standardized testing involves using testing instruments that are
administered and scored in a pre-established standard or consistent
manner.
<span>a. The clerk saw us and them at the counter.
It helps to break the sentences apart.
a. The clerk saw us and the clerk saw them. Both right.
b.Susan knit he sweaters. Wrong
Susan knit I sweaters. Wrong
c. Mom gave she some advice. Wrong
Mom gave I some advice. Wrong
d. The crowd cheered she. Wrong
The crowd cheered me. Right.
Only "a" has all correct object pronouns.</span>
The answer is <u>"D, Chronological order."</u>
One of the most common characteristics of biographies is that they are written in chronological order. It helps to cover all the events of someone's life in a more organized and understandable way.
Some pros of using chronological order when writing biographies are:
- It shows how things happened over time.
- reunite the facts in a coherent timeline.
