The Paranoid Style of American Policing TA- Nehsi-Coates

The primary rhetorical strategy that contributed to the speaker's tone in paragraph 1 is the use of;

• a. revealing counter arguments

• b. meaningful descriptive details

• c. connotative words

• d. understated humor

• e. brief, simple sentences

In the context of the essay as a whole, the primary purpose of the audience in paragraph 1 is to

• a. reveal a nonviolent way to defuse a violent situation

• b. establish the speaker's credibility on the issue of police violence

• c. concede that some situations need the intervention of police

• d. prove that communities can successfully police themselves

• e. show that the speaker's father would make a good police officer

In context, the best synonym for the word "remarkable" in paragraph 2 is

• a. amazing

• b. unusual

• c. surprising

• d. noticeable

• e. incredible

The primary rhetorical pattern in paragraph 6 is the

• a. definition of a term

• b. assertion of a counterargument

• c. description of an injustice

• d. explanation of a solution

• e. logical assessment of evidence