Answer: D The syntax used in these lines opposes the argument of the speaker
Explanation:
In this excerpt from "Totally like whatever, you know?" Taylor Mali uses a syntax that opposes the argument of the speaker to bring about the force of everyday argumentation. The elements that produce strong argumentation are empathized:
-Speak with authority, "or do we have like nothing to say'"
-Avoid a questioning tone "Have they been,like, chopped down with the rest of the rain forest?
-Be personally invested "I mean absolutedly... you know?"
-Do not pretend to be high -brow "That we've just gotten to the point where it's just, like . . .
whatever!"
The force of everyday argumentation relies on the style which opposes the content in that a serious problem is delivered in an informal syntax.
