Question

read the two passages about school uniforms.
passage 1
\what should i wear today? will this help me fit in?\ if we listen to recent studies, which reveal the impact that school uniforms have, our children no longer have to ask themselves those questions. uniforms decrease fighting. uniforms decrease drug use. uniforms decrease vandalism. there is no other possible solution to fix our schools.
passage 2
when schools introduce uniforms, students become complacent, no longer interested in individuality. when schools introduce uniforms, schools lose their identities, blending in to look the same as other schools. when schools introduce uniforms, what is the true cost? the unfortunate answer will come as no surprise.
which statement compares the rhetorical techniques used in the arguments?
○ both passages use rhetorical questions and repetition.
○ both passages use parallelism and understatements.
○ passage 1 uses tricolon and an overstatement, while passage 2 uses anaphora and a rhetorical question.
○ passage 1 uses an understatement and rhetorical questions, while passage 2 uses an overstatement and an allusion.

Explanation:

• Analyze Passage 1: It starts with rhetorical questions ("What should I wear today? Will this help me fit in?"), uses tricolon (three parallel "Uniforms decrease...") and an overstatement ("There is no other possible solution...").
• Analyze Passage 2: It uses anaphora (repeating "When schools introduce uniforms...") and a rhetorical question ("what is the true cost?").
• Evaluate options:
• First option: Passage 2 doesn't use repetition as Passage 1's tricolon is parallelism, not same as repetition; eliminate.
• Second option: Neither uses understatements; eliminate.
• Fourth option: Passage 1 has overstatement, not understatement; Passage 2 has no allusion; eliminate.
• Third option matches the analysis.

Answer:

C. Passage 1 uses tricolon and an overstatement, while passage 2 uses anaphora and a rhetorical question.