Question

read the following sentence from an argumentative essay. what good is a wagon without a horse to pull it? what rhetorical approach is the writer most likely to be taking in this sentence? a. the writer wants the reader to come to a common-sense conclusion on his or her own. b. the writer wants to appear ignorant so that the reader mistakenly underestimates him or her. c. the writer wants the reader to conduct further research in order to determine the answer. d. the writer wants to use an old-fashioned example to show how outdated the essay's topic is.

Answer 1

C. because just as the sentence would lack something, the wagon does too

Answer 2

Answer:

a. the writer wants the reader to come to a common-sense conclusion on his or her own.

Explanation:

Rhetoric is the art of using a language to communicate effectively and persuasively. Following this reasoning, the author used the phrase "what good is a wagon without a horse to pull it?" to persuade the reader to come to a common sense alone and thus come to a concrete conclusion.