Preoperational Thinker Blake Has Edged His Way Close to the Top

question 169

Multiple Choice

Preoperational thinker Blake has edged his way close to the top rim of the Grand Canyon. His mother then asks him, "What do you think someone at the bottom of the canyon looking up at top you would see?" Given the egocentric nature of his thought, Blake's most likely response would be

• A) "the sky."
• B) "the same thing I see."
• C) "a bunch of little people looking down at me."
• D) "I have no idea."

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Definitions:

Pathos

Aristotelian concept of emotion in argumentation.

Marxist Criticism

A form of critique that analyses literature through the lens of Marxist theory, focusing on social class and capitalist conflicts.

Ideology of Power

The set of beliefs and values that reflects the interests of a particular group, often related to the maintenance or change of power structures within a society.

Dramatistic Analysis

A method of analysis from the field of rhetoric that examines motives behind human actions by considering acts, scenes, agents, agencies, and purposes, based on Kenneth Burke's work.