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characters: parent, two children
situation: the two sixteen-year old children are trying to convince their parent why he or she should extend their curfew from 11: 00 p. m. to midnight.

• type of appeal to use in persuading: ethos-show how the children are credible, reliable, and responsible. show how they deserve to be trusted.

• type of appeal to use in persuading: pathos-make parent feel sympathy for the children’s situation of having to come home at 11: 00 p. m.

• type of appeal to use in persuading: logos-show how the only logical position for the parent to extend curfew by arguing against common objections/misconceptions about teenagers and their curfews. may be to use “if-then” technique: “if you let us stay out one hour later, then…”

Select the correct answers. what does this passage reveal about eric and garrett? the biggest race on the warm-up field, eric went through his usual routine of stretching so he’d be fully prepared for the race. in what seemed like just a couple of minutes, he heard the announcer. “all 400-meter runners, make your way to your starting lanes.” as eric got into position, another runner named garrett taunted him. “you do know there’s no way you’re going to beat the speed of speed, don’t you? ” he said with a chuckle. eric pretended he didn’t hear garrett and cleared his mind of everything. the announcer yelled, “runners, take your mark, get set! ” as the starting gun sounded, eric took off with the rest of the runners. garrett immediately sprinted ahead of the pack, but eric hung back and kept a close eye on garrett. as they turned the last corner and headed down the straightaway, eric stayed focused and picked up his pace. soon he was running right beside garrett. just a few yards from the finish line, eric made a strong push. he crossed the finish line just a few feet ahead of garrett. a. garrett and eric are both overconfident about their speed. b. garrett likes to boast about himself, while eric is more modest. c. eric is focused, whereas garrett is distracted. d. eric believes in warming up, while garrett prefers to sprint.

Is the sentence the refree blew her whistle and both teams rushed onto the field a coumpound or simple sentence

Tap out the stresses as you read line 9. which analysis best describes the rhythm and its effect on meaning