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Comparing Argument Techniques in Two Speeches Answers

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Which statement summarizes the claim that Wallace makes in his speech?

A
Southerners, like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, are the Founding Fathers of the United States.
B
Alabama has the right to continue policies of racial segregation.
C
Alabama has a proud tradition of religious and racial freedom.
D
Many people in New England, the West, and the Midwest have Southern roots.
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What evidence does Wallace use to support his claim that Alabama has the right to continue policies of racial segregation?

A
He refers to the Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education, which declared the segregation of schools for Black and White students was unconstitutional.
B
He uses the Jim Crow laws, which established racial segregation of schools, restaurants, bathrooms, water fountains, and other public places.
C
He refers to the freedom to continue racial segregation based on the states’ rights in the US Constitution.
D
He quotes Rudyard Kipling, who said the Southland has the greatest fighting breed of man in all the world.
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Which argument technique is used in the line, “Today I have stood, where once Jefferson Davis stood”?

A
appeal to ethos
B
appeal to pathos
C
repetition
D
appeal to logos
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Which argument technique does Wallace use most effectively in this passage?

A
appeal to ethos
B
appeal to pathos
C
repetition
D
appeal to logos
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Which techniques does Wallace use in this passage? Check all that apply.

A
appeal to ethos
B
appeal to pathos
C
appeal to logos
D
repetition
E
factual evidence

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