Instructions: Each of the Following Sentences Tells What You Are

question 259

Multiple Choice

Instructions: Each of the following sentences tells what you are trying to persuade someone to do. Beneath each sentence are four reasons that attempt to convince the reader that he or she should take this particular course of action. Select the letter of the reason that seems irrelevant, illogical, or untrue. If you wanted to persuade someone to buy and use a couple of reusable cloth bags for transporting groceries home from the store, you could say that

• A) the Kline Corporation, a manufacturer of cloth bags, says that cloth bags are better than paper or plastic bags.
• B) cloth bags reduce the trash and pollution created by discarded paper and plastic bags.
• C) cloth bags are easy to use.
• D) cloth bags are sturdier and won t break as easily as paper and plastic bags will.

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Definitions:

Demand Curve

A graph demonstrating how the quantity of a good or service demanded varies with its price, typically downward sloping.

Industry's Demand Curve

A graphical representation of the quantity of products or services demanded across an entire industry at various price levels.

Linear Demand Curve

A graph that shows a straight line representing the relationship between price and quantity demanded.

Total Revenue

The total income received by a firm from selling its goods or services.