In a speech about school meals, a writer moves from 'Picture a child' to 'Now picture thousands of children'. What is the effect of this movement in focus?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. It builds sympathy for an individual before showing the scale of the problem
- Step 1: The speech goes from one individual to a large group.
- Step 2: Starting with a single child creates sympathy, and widening the focus shows the scale of the issue.
Answer
It builds sympathy for an individual before showing the scale of the problem.
Why not the others: It confuses the audience about the topic: The shift is clear and ordered. It moves the speech into the past: The tense does not change. It introduces a counter-argument: Both sentences support the same point.
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