Question

read the excerpt from paragraph 11 of \we need to talk\.
take a moment to consider how many opportunities you may have missed, how many outcomes in your life may have been altered because of poor communication. could you have landed that dream job if you’d nailed the interview? saved a relationship if you’d been more open about certain issues?
how do these rhetorical questions help build the author’s argument?

○ by connecting to readers on an emotional level by having them reflect on poor communication in their own lives

○ by showing that many people experience the same disappointments in their lives because of poor communication

○ by providing examples of when certain people have failed in life because of poor communication

○ by providing the reader with personal anecdotes of how poor communication can affect a person’s life

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option A: The rhetorical questions ask readers to think about their own missed opportunities due to poor communication (like job interviews, relationships), which connects emotionally as it makes readers reflect on their personal experiences.
2. Analyze Option B: The excerpt doesn't focus on showing "many people" have the same disappointments; it's about individual reflection, not generalizing group experiences.
3. Analyze Option C: The questions aren't providing examples of "certain people" failing; they're prompting readers to think about their own situations, not others' failures.
4. Analyze Option D: The excerpt has no personal anecdotes (stories from the author's or specific people's lives); it's asking readers to reflect on their own, not sharing anecdotes.

Answer:

A. by connecting to readers on an emotional level by having them reflect on poor communication in their own lives