I just wanna make sure my answers are correct. I don't think they are, though
1. What is Robert MacNeil's main point in "The Trouble With Television"?
A. News should not be shown on television.
B. Commercials are modern art forms.
*C. People should watch less television.*
D. There should be more long television shows.
2. What persuasive technique does MacNeil use in the following statement?
It has become fashionable to think that, like fast food, fast ideas are the way to get to a fast-moving, impatient public.
A. rhetorical question
B. humor
*C. repetition*
D. overgeneralization (I feel like it also may be this one, but I'm not sure)
3. In which sentence is diverts used correctly?
A. It diverts us to hear bad news.
B. He counted the diverts in the story.
*C. Changing the topic, she diverts me.*
D. Sports are a diverts from school work.
4. Which persuasive technique is used in the following sentence?
Four out of five people prefer cantaloupe to honeydew melon.
A. repetition
*B. appeals to reason* (I'm not sure on this one)
C. appeals to emotion
D. appeals to authority
5. Which of the following words is similar in meaning to the word passively?
A. lazily
B. uninterestedly
*C. inactively* (again, I'm not sure)
D. emotionally