In the Introduction of His Speech,Harold Says,"I Really Don't Know

question 16

Multiple Choice

In the introduction of his speech,Harold says,"I really don't know much about this subject,and I don't know how interested you might be in it but ..." Harold's use of language suggests

• A)powerlessness through the use of disqualifiers.
• B) an appropriate level of formality.
• C) an attempt to create immediacy with the audience.
• D)improper sentence construction.

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Definitions:

Slavery

A system in which individuals are owned by others, deprived of personal freedom, and forced to perform labor or services without compensation.

War Powers

The legal and political authority granted to a country's government to conduct and manage military operations and declare war.

Slave Power

A term used before the Civil War describing the perceived political and economic control that slaveholding states had over the U.S. federal government.