The adjectives are: “good>better>best,” “bad>worse>worst,” “little>littler, less>littlest, least;” “many, some, much>more>most.” The adverbs are: “well>better>best,” “badly>worse>worst.”
We can see the author is arguing against ridgetop development, but we can also see he has made an appeal in the last paragraph.
It says, "Ridgetop development must be stopped while thoughtful, effective measures are put in place to restrict future development."
Thus, we can come to the conclusion that the best choice/answer would be:
B. Development should be stopped temporarily while restrictions are put in place for future housing developments.
It basically restates the appeal made by the author.
The main reason why the Senator begins his sentence with "I speak" is to show his sincerity.
<h3>What is Pathos?</h3>
This refers to the rhetorical device that is used to show the emotional appeals used by a person in a given text.
Hence, we can see that the emotional diction used by Senator Smith is logos as she talks about the seriousness of the situation which leads her to use simple words to speak.
The figurative language used by Senator Smith was shown in "...taken to heart" and it serves the purpose to show that she means they would take her words seriously.
Read more about pathos here:
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