Which of the following is the best definition for a rhetorical précis?
a.
a summary or abstract of an argument
b.
one sentence that includes key information
c.
a paragraph that presents the author, title, and key rhetorical devices
d.
a one- to two-sentence biographical summary
e.
an explanation of the purpose of an argument

Read the stanza below from the poem “tattoo” by gregg shapiro and answer the question that follows. if i could trade places with him i would pad the rest of his days wrap him in gauze and velvet absorb the shocks and treat his wounds i would scrub the numbers from his flesh extinguish the fire and give him back his life what does shapiro use to create the conceit in the lines above? a) he carries one line of poetry onto the next. b) he paints vivid word pictures that trigger the imagination by appealing to the five senses. c) he directly expresses a metaphor using like, as, or than. d) he uses physical protection to represent emotional protection.

Write two sentences that incorporate 'imagery' (all of your senses) to describe a place that you like to visit.

Why would the following likely fail as the basis for an evaluative argument? "the theme of gender bias among adults is an important one"a: it is based on a moral judgment that not everyone sharesb. it is based on the writers personal tastec. it is based on faulty assumptiond. none of the above