Each of the Following Sentences Tells What You Are Trying

question 14

Multiple Choice

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 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:

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