Affirmative claim: standardized test scores should no longer be required for college admission because they are weaker indicators of future success than analyses of high school performance are.
negative counterclaim: high school performance is a good indicator of a student’s future success, but it would be just as reckless to consider only this factor as it would be to consider only standardized test scores.
what rhetorical appeal is the negative using in the counterclaim to refute the affirmative claim?
a. logos
b. pathos
c. ethos
what key word from the negative’s counterclaim indicates the rhetorical appeal being used?
a."performance"
b."reckless"
c."cosider

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answer: the message or content is the information that the sender wants to relay to the receiver. additional subtext can be conveyed through body language and tone of voice. put all three elements together—sender, receiver, and message—and you have the communication process at its most basic.

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