Story of the talkative tortoise 1. Which of the following is the primary moral of the story? Choose the best response.

A)Speaking the truth is more important than showing compassion.
B)Leaders must be decisive but also patient.
C)When it comes to communication, less is often more.
D)Animals can teach us more than humans.

How does the oxymoron "predictable coincidence" affect the meaning of this sentence? alana made sure that bill overheard her plans for jogging that afternoon, inviting the predictable coincidence of his meeting her on the track. a) the oxymoron shows that alana was not really sure whether bill would meet her. b) the oxymoron explains why alana was attracted to bill. c) the oxymoron readers understand bill's point of view. d) the oxymoron the reader understand that the meeting was really not a coincidence.

Athesis statement is not a.a question; it is your answer to a research question that you will address in your essay b.your position on a topic you will address in your persuasive essay c.about the topic of your persuasive essay.it is about the opposite position

Read these excerpts. lincoln's "gettysburg address." it is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. whitman's "o captain! my captain! ". exult, o shores, and ring, o bells! but i, with mournful tread, walk the deck my captain lies, fallen cold and dead. which rhetorical appeal do both excerpts use? logos: the use of logic to convince the audience pathos: the use of emotional appeals to affect the audience’s feelings brevity: writing or speaking that is short, brief, and to the point ethos: the use of authority to persuade the audience to act the right way