How does the speaker's use of a rhetorical question in the first paragraph help to introduce their point of view to the listener?
A
The rhetorical question causes the reader to consider the difference it would
create in political thought if women were allowed to vote
B
The rhetorical question creates a sense of concern that giving women the right to
vote could have long-term effects on society at large,
С
The rhetorical question impels the reader to consider the moral implications
attached to the idea of allowing women the right to vote,
D
The rhetorical question raises the counterpoint that granting women suffrage
rights could impel women to vote who were opposed to it

Read this passage from alan weisman's "the city without us": he props his running shoe against the whitish bark of a chinese amur cork tree, growing among the last of the hemlocks. "this may sound blasphemous, but maintaining biodiversity is less important than maintaining a functioning ecosystem. what matters is that soil is protected, that water gets cleaned, that trees filter the air, that a canopy regenerates new seedlings to keep nutrients from draining away into the bronx river." now read this passage from jared diamond's "the ends of the world as we know them": both the shoguns and the japanese peasants took a long-term view: the former expected to pass on their power to their children, and the latter expected to pass on their land. . today, despite having the highest human population density of any large developed country, japan is more than 70 percent forested. what common theme of green literature is most strongly evident in both passages? a. in order to thrive in coming centuries, people must find viable alternatives to fossil fuels, such as coal. b. with careful and intelligent management, ecosystems can still thrive after human beings have changed them. c. in order meet their goals, environmentalists must people develop a personal desire to protect nature. d. there is no excuse for damaging the natural world, and anyone who does so will pay a steep price.