Read the excerpt from the be cool section of “everyday survival.”
examine the way you handle yourself under pressure: do you blow up when you’re stuck in traffic or when someone cuts you off? are you able to accept failure philosophically and move on with resolve to do better next time? if you’re rejected—in love, in business, in sports—do you stew over it? practice being calm in the face of small emergencies and you’ll be more prepared to deal with large ones.
which options correctly describe how the author uses rhetoric in the excerpt to influence the audience?
(select all that apply.)
everyday survival
a-by avoiding the pronoun “we,” the author puts himself above the audience as if he were superior to them.
b-by providing realistic, everyday examples, the author his readers see the relevance of his topic.
c-by using the commands “examine” and “practice,” the author makes himself sound like an authority.
d-by addressing the reader using the pronoun “you,” the author creates an inclusive tone that the audience feel more closely connected to the text.