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Seth’s persuasive speech contained the statement below. Which of the three basic issues of persuasive speeches on questions of policy did Seth address in this excerpt? Will my policy work? Can we institute a law protecting individual privacy against electronic data-gathering by businesses? The answer is yes. A policy similar to mine has already been instituted successfully in most of the countries of Western Europe.                 

Which of the following is written in second-person point of view?  (Select All That Apply)

Roberto’s persuasive speech on a question of policy contains the following transition between the first and second main points: “As we have seen, excessive caffeine consumption can create serious problems for your body’s nervous system and immune system. We’re now ready to look at ways you can start reducing your intake of caffeine.” Roberto’s speech is organized according to which pattern of organization?

The following statement is an example of ____: “Why should we worry about endangered animal species when thousands of people are killed in automobile accidents each year?”

Two square parallel plates that are initially uncharged are separated by 1.2 mm, and each of them has an area of 190 mm2. How much charge must be transferred from one plate to the other if 1.1 nJ of energy are to be stored in the plates? (ε0 = 8.85 × 10-12 C2/N ∙ m2)

Which of the following represents the correct order of the five steps in Monroe’s Motivated Sequence?

The following statement is an example of ____: “The only way to keep our children from becoming involved with drugs and crime is to enforce a strict curfew every night of the week.”

Peter was sent out to Cornelius because he (Cornelius) was such an ungodly man. 

Peter’s vision about the unclean animals was really a lesson about:

A 6.00-μF parallel-plate capacitor has charges of ±40.0 μC on its plates. How much potential energy is stored in this capacitor?