Question 5 of 21 Click to read the passage from Beyond the Wall: Essays from the outside, by
Edward Abbey. Then answer the question.
Based on the passage, which of the following best states the author's central
argument?
A. The benefits of the dam far outweigh its costs.
B. Glen Canyon should see more development.
C. The dam has ruined the natural beauty of Glen Canyon.
D. Recreational facilities are worthwhile.

the rhetorical technique most used in this excerpt is parallelism. parallelism is a technique which author used in sentence as substitute of repeated synthetical similarities. it is the effect of rhetorical technique.

explanation:

i think the answer is d. he rides immediately to the inn. sorry it it's wrong

the expression used by the character refers to the difficulties faced while seamen are in their journey: reduced food or lack of it, poor amount of potable water, fears related to weather conditions, such as thunderstoms and the good conditions of the boat as well as the homesickness. he says so because it is not precise the time a journey may take and even if they come back home alive.