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PSAT 2.2 Reading Diagnostic. What is the main rhetorical effect of this phrase in the second paragraph?


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Thank you We sneak in and here's your shmoop du

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jour brought to you by instruments of war Seriously that

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is no way to treat your tuba All right take

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out the past I've taken a run traction and weak

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Thanks Isaiah lennie briscoe Frame and preserved in american soil

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while i rejoice Thank you on my world fell american

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our job here Okay what is the main rhetorical effect

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of the phrase in the second paragraph before the dark

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powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in

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planned or accidental self destruction That's a heavy one and

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here the dental answered All right well dark powers of

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destruction in gulf all humanity Is this an inaugural address

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or a commercial for a new apocalyptic video game Well

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sadly it was the former nuclear weapons issue was riel

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and the threat was very very very real But chances

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are kennedy didn't bring all that stuff up just to

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be a downer What was the effect of the warranty

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chose Was it a to illustrate the mood of the

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war weary country time Well considering that someone's mood when

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their war weary is not good this goes along with

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the whole not wanting to be a downer thing Kennedy

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wouldn't want to come out swinging and say hey you

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know how were all the press right now Me too

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Let's get some ice cream It's pretty safe to eliminate

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a from our list Was it beat Criticized progress without

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ethical restraints Yes what we as a country needed right

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We're already in the midst of a military standoff Now

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lecture what's next brussels sprouts for everyone Kennedy wasn't opposed

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to progress in science i your weaponry number Kennedy got

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us to the moon and all that love steak now

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And he wasn't about to rail on technology and give

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everyone a rap on the wrist for not being responsible

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with it so we can eliminate bia's well all right

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what about deep did it demonstrate kennedy's believe that nuclear

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weapons would guarantee peace Well fortunately we had not elected

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a president who was so delusional that he believed blowing

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millions of people to smithereens would instantly result in happy

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happy fun time You knew the danger the wrists and

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the consequence of utilizing such technology But no he wasn't

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envisioning any rainbows coming out of those mushroom clap needs

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out which leaves see it lends urgency to a call

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for action Yeah that's all he was saying the situation

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was what it wants no sense in beating ourselves up

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for whatever had gotten the country to that point the

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only thing to do now is act and act quickly

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for a disaster of epic proportions And by the way

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a disaster of epic proportions is the tagline for that

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new video Apocalypse too World ends again

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