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PSAT 2.2 Reading Diagnostic. What is the main rhetorical effect of this phrase in the second paragraph?
- Literary / Symbolism, Allegory, Allusions
- English I EOC Assessment / Quality of Evidence
- English I EOC Assessment / Speeches
- Literary Analysis / Identifying and Analyzing Ideas
- Reading Assessment / Words in Context
- Reading Informational Text / Analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance his or her point of view
- Reading Informational Text / Analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance his or her point of view
- Reading Informational Text / Determine author’s purpose through effective rhetoric
- Reading / Rhetoric
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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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