WorksheetsRHETORIC."Conservatives seeking to ban books instead of bullets"
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins
The author's mention of "It's time to do something about books," is appropriate to the development of his argument by ...
ironically shifting attention from school shootings to books, which aren't the real problem at all.
establishing the acerbic tone of the whole passage.
pressuring the reader to take action about inappropriate books.
stating the importance of addressing the problem with school shootings.
Which of the following would the author be LEAST likely to encourage?
The author wants to abolish, rather than simply overlook, gun access to young people.
The author wants readers to reevaluate their priorities.
The author wants readers to believe the causes of violence in schools are books, deemed inappropriate and worthy of banning yet shamefully made available to children.
The author suggests challenged and banned books are actually relevant to the times, and weapons should be held liable.
What is the author's IMPLIED purpose for this text?
To explain to the audience how banning books helps to establish a better society and children's safety.
To present to the readers the trauma, both mental and physical, school shootings have on students.
To demand readers choose what's more important for children's safety, "banned books" or "banned guns".
To expose conservative politicians' focus on banning books that address provocative issues instead of on addressing the gun violence that threatens the safety of children across America.
The author contrasts guns to books in order to...
convince readers that students need to read more
persuade readers that the conservative mindset is distorted
elucidate on how many books schools should have
convince readers that books put harmful ideas into children's minds
In context, the sentence "You've got to protect what matters to you most," is best interpreted as which of the following:
the significance of people's property is prime
the significance of your own life is prime
the significance of our world's resources is prime
the significance of other people's existence is prime
In the attached paragraph, the author employs which of the following rhetorical strategies:
repetition, pathos, imagery, and contrast
pathos, arguing, metaphors, and repetition
action verbs, metaphors, ethos, and contrast
contrast, repetition, evidence, and logos
Read the paragraph and identify the author's IMPLIED purpose of those lines.
to suggest readers are desensitized
to encourage the purchase of weapons and books
to urge readers to believe no books has caused harm
to turn readers into conservatives
The author references Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie's tweet (see attached image) within his text for the purpose of
emphasizing the normalization of guns
employing a logical fallacy that all conservatives feel the same as Massie
correlating guns with the positive connotations of Christmas
highlighting the irony of Thomas' inappropriate tweet just days after the deadliest school shooting since 2018
The tone of this sentence is best described as...
commiserate & disheartened
auspicious & earnest
condescending & incredulous
acerbic & assertive
Read paragraphs 1 and 2 (see attached image).
The reason for the shift in paragraph 2 is to...
show which political party the author supports.
show that conservatives think the biggest threat to our students are books.
provide evidence as to why liberals are better than conservatives.
show the irony behind conservatives banning books rather than guns.
