For the first question we say that is an absolute phrase because it combinesa noun and a participle with any acompanying modifier or object. For the second question we can see that the mood of this oart of the passage os dreary as it describes fog and many creepy and sad situations related to it. And for the 3rd question we can say it is a slow pace, even there are many sentences, he takes the time to describe or give more information to the reader for many of the sentences of this paragraph, something that surely cannot be told in a fast pace
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In the Philippines, a man had died due to a slash from a rooster. Cockfighting, a popular sport there, was temporarily forbidden due to their lockdown policy. While this officer had been trying to shut down the fight, a rooster had slashed him. The fighting rooster had a steel-blade attached to his foot, for it’s common in cockfighting. When the rooster sliced the man’s leg, it had hit a femoral artery and lost a lot of liquid. The officer died within minutes.
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Bandwagon (I'm not fully sure, so sorry if I get you wrong)
Explanation: In the text the author includes that "This is today's hottest technology". Making an argument or a choice based on the appeal to popular opinion is defined as bandwagoning.
