Since americans are obsessed with the latest cell phones and gadgets, the government should tax technological purchases.
which word in the sentence best appeals to emotions and logic?
a. obsessed
b. gadgets
c. technological
d. purchases

A. obsessed

Explanation:

The word "obsessed" presents a negative connotation that is what occurs when the meaning of the word is unpleasant or unfavorable, awakens bad feelings about it depending on the context employed. This unpleasant sensation that this word provokes appeals to the emotion and logic of the reader, because no one wants to become obsessed with anything.

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.

the correct answer is: d