Rhetorical Analysis on Klinenberg Air-Conditioning

What is the purpose of Klinenberg's essay?

• To point out the one downside of American consumerism

• To encourage all people to stop using air conditioning

• To encourage Americans to reduce their reliance on air conditioning

• To emphasize how negatively America is influencing other countries' energy consumption

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

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Who is most likely Klinenberg's audience?

• Americans

• Engineers

• Children

• Politicians

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Which of the following is the best example of logos from paragraph 1?

• It was a nice, polite gesture but also an utterly ineffectual one.

• After all, despite our other green tendencies, most Americans still believe that the wise way to use air conditioners is to crank them up.

• Today Americans use twice as much energy for air-conditioning as we did 20 years ago, and more than the rest of the world's nations combined.

• As a climate-change adaptation strategy, this is as dumb as it gets.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the intended effect in using the sentence "Today Americans use twice as much energy for air-conditioning as we did 20 years ago, and more than the rest of the world's nations combined"?

• Klinenberg uses comparison to clearly define American energy use for air conditioning

• Klinenberg includes the detail "twice as much energy" to make the audience feel pride

• Klinenberg uses a description of cause and effect to encourage Americans to be more careful about energy use

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What tone is used in the last sentence of paragraph 1 "...this is as dumb as it gets" ?

• sarcastic

• insidious

• harsh

• eager

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What rhetorical device is used when Klinenberg refers to the findings of epidemiologists in paragraph 2?

• ethos

• pathos

• anecdote

• analogy

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What device is primarily used in paragraphs 2 and 3 in which Klinenberg mentions that air conditioning can save lives and enhance productivity?

• Employing pathos to reassure the audience

• Acknowledging counterargument

• Using a humorous tone

• Creating an extended metaphor

What is the effect of Klinenberg using counterargument to acknowledge that air conditioning can save lives and enhance productivity?

• He seems more thoughtful and trustworthy as an author.

• He weakens his argument by pointing out the other side.

• He adds figurative language to an otherwise cut and dry report.

• He broadens the scope of his argument to include the effects of air conditioning's use.

What device does the author use when he describes how workers may "wilt in searing temperatures"?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• analogy

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

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What device is used at the end of paragraph 3 when the author says, "the case for air-conditioning is made of hot air"?

• repetition

• an oxymoron

• a simile

• a joke