Answer:
Choice D.
Explanation:
In this passage, the author is having Victor describe a violent thunderstorm he witnessed as a young boy where lightning hit a tree and made it burst into flames. Victor takes an odd liking to it and when him and his family visit the tree the next morning, he sees that the lightning "utterly destroyed" it. This is foreshadowing how Victor will use the power of lightning to aid him in his experiment later on.
Answer:
Use emotional appeals to supplement your evidence and reasoning
Explanation:
From Chapter 17 of the textbook, <em>Persuade Reasoning Credibility, Evidence</em>, it is advised that emotional appeals in persuasive speeches should be used ethically to supplement evidence and reasoning.
Emotional appeal is a logical fallacy in which a person tries to win an argument by getting his opponent to reply emotionally.