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What tone of voice does the author use to make her argument persuasive? Options: Generous, Lighthearted, Inspiring, Timid

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Inspiring

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fragile (from Latin root frangere)

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break

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How does the word 'hostile' in paragraph 3 affect the author's tone?

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It conveys her understanding that space exploration is dangerous.

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In paragraph 3, the word infinitely comes from the Latin root fīnītus, which means -

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limited

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Effect of repetition of 'there' in: "What's up there? Could we go there? Maybe we could go there?"

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It emphasizes the idea of going to space.

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Choose the phrase that correctly punctuates the underlined section in the sentence: An award-winning author Anne Leckie is best known for her science fiction novel.

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An award-winning author, Anne Leckie

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How does the author support the idea that space exploration is very important to human survival?

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By repeating key words and phrases for emphasis

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Choose the phrase that correctly punctuates the underlined section in the sentence: "Of course Earth is the only planet that we know of that is inhabited by human life."

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Of course, Earth is the only planet that we know of

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Example of a rhetorical device the author uses to present her argument?

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Repetition of a phrase: I could tell you . . . (paragraphs 4-8)

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Which sentence from the text is not an arguable claim made by the author? Options: I could tell you that we shouldn't keep all our eggs in this increasingly fragile basket-one good meteor strike and we all join the non-avian dinosaurs. (paragraph 5), And have you noticed the weather lately? (paragraph 5), It's a huge, dangerous, maybe impossible project. (paragraph 9), Humanity was born on Earth. Are we going to stay here? I suspect-I hope-the answer is no. (paragraph 10)

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And have you noticed the weather lately? (paragraph 5)