I want to speak not to the CEOs but to the secretaries of
the company; not to the senators but to the janitors; not to
those who were lucky enough to be ushered into this
beautiful space today but to those who stood in line for
hours waiting to get in. And to those of you who are
outside who did not get in – this is your day.
- Jennifer Granholm, "Remembering Rosa Parks"
What is Granholm's most likely purpose for including this passage in her
speech "Remembering Rosa Parks"?
A. To allow the audience to recognize the reason they are here today
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B. To establish herself as a personal friend of many people in the
audience
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C. To create a mental image of the type of person that Rosa Parks
was
D. To make a connection between the people in the audience and
Rosa Parks

Read the sample student paragraph that addresses a counterclaim. some claim that the internet both invades and compromises one’s right to privacy. however, this is ridiculous. the internet is only as invasive as one allows it to be, particularly since there are laws to protect people’s privacy. exercising caution when supplying personal information online is the most vital step in protecting one’s privacy. any information you do not feel comfortable sharing online should not be shared, and sensitive information should only be provided to trusted organizations. additionally, some states have already enacted privacy laws that model the federal privacy act of 1974, ensuring that information collected for one purpose may not be used—or sold—for other purposes without first notifying the individual to whom the data belongs. the first and most important protector of an individual’s information is that individual. people whose personal information is not properly protected only have themselves to blame. what evidence weakens the counterclaim in this paragraph? the internet is only as invasive as one allows it to be. exercising caution is the best way to protect one’s privacy online. some states have already enacted online privacy laws. it is the individual’s fault when personal information is unprotected.