AP Lang and Comp Patterns

Which is the only rhetorical pattern that allows the writer to use first-person references?

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Which rhetorical patterns explains how to do something or how something works?

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Which rhetorical pattern allows the writer to use second-person references?

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Which rhetorical pattern can be written in two different formats: one side at a time or point by point?

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Which rhetorical pattern explains the reasons for something or the results of an action?

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Which rhetorical pattern uses sensory details to provide a vivid word picture for the reader?

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Which rhetorical pattern breaks an overall topic or subject into types, kinds, groups, etc.?

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Which rhetorical pattern explains the meaning of an abstract word or phrase?

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Which writing pattern (Rhetorical Pattern) is represented below?

_{"In some situations of intense hostility between groups, the problem is “solved” by removing the minority from the scene altogether. In 1972, for example, the entire Asian population was ordered to leave the African country of Uganda, in which they had lived for generations. In a few cases, population transfer may involve outright partition of a territory. "}

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Which writing pattern (Rhetorical Pattern) is represented below?

_{"Some flat characters are immediately recognizable as stock characters. These stereotypes are particularly popular in formula fiction, television programs, and action movies. Stock characters are types rather than individuals. The poor but dedicated writer falls in love with a hard-working understudy, who gets nowhere because the corrupt producer favors his boozy, pampered mistress for the leading role."}

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