Question

test - pg 11
directions: answer the questions based on the passage, \a call to compassion: protecting our homeless animals\

1. what is the central idea of this passage?

a. the importance of owning pets
b. homeless animals and vaccinations
c. protecting homeless animals is a moral duty
d. animal shelters are responsible for homeless animals

1. which statement best describes the rhetorical appeal that the author uses in this passage?

a. the author makes an appeal to emotion, motivating readers to take action and support efforts to help homeless animals
b. the author makes an appeal to credibility, citing evidence of shelters and their need for financial support
c. the author makes an appeal to logic, describing the need to for society to pay attention and control animal population
d. the author makes an appeal to credibility, describing the research that shows how well animals react to human contact

1. read this sentence below from the passage.

\this vision is within our reach\ (paragraph 3)
what rhetorical device does the author use?
a. alliteration
b. metaphor
c. onomatopoeia
d. simile

Explanation:

Question 11

The passage title is "A Call to Compassion: Protecting Our Homeless Animals". Option a is about owning pets (not the focus). Option b is about vaccinations (not central). Option d is about shelters' responsibility (not the main idea). Option c aligns with the title's call for compassion, framing protecting homeless animals as a moral duty.

Rhetorical appeals: Pathos (emotion), Ethos (credibility), Logos (logic). Option a: Appealing to emotion (compassion for homeless animals) to motivate action fits pathos. Option b: Citing shelter financial needs is more logos/ethos, but the option says "appeal to credibility" which is ethos, but the description is about financial support (more logos). Option c: Describing population control is logos, but the passage's title is about compassion (emotion). Option d: Research on animal - human contact is ethos, but not the main appeal. So a is correct as it's an emotional appeal to motivate help.

Rhetorical devices: Alliteration (repeating initial sounds), Metaphor (comparison without "like/as"), Onomatopoeia (sound - related), Simile (comparison with "like/as"). "This vision is within our reach" uses "vision" (an abstract concept) as something tangible (within reach), which is a metaphor (implied comparison, treating vision as an object that can be reached). Alliteration: no repeating initial sounds. Onomatopoeia: no sound imitation. Simile: no "like/as". So b is correct.

Answer:

c. Protecting homeless animals is a moral duty

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