Isolate and discuss the rhetorical devices that appear in the following passage:Libya's strongman Colonel Muammar Qaddafi is the kingpin of Mideast terrorism, as Israeli and Western intelligence sources assert. Qaddafi's "who, me?" denials are as believable as would be his announcing conversion to Judaism.

What will be an ideal response?


Both "strongman" and "kingpin" are slanters, and the second sentence is a rhetorical comparison.

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a. true b. false

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct translation for each statement. Throughout this test, write your answer on the form provided. Erasure marks may cause the grading machine to mark your answer wrong. Either Fiat improves mileage and Toyota closes a factory or Honda reduces inventory

A) F • (T ? H) B) F • T ? H C) (F ? T) • H D) (F • T) ? H E) F ? T • H

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Construct Venn diagrams to determine which of the following immediate categorical inferences are valid and which are invalid. Make sure you remember that we are not interpreting universal statements to imply existential commitment.

1. All S are P; therefore, some S are P 2. No S are P; therefore, some S are not P 3. All S are P; therefore, some P are S 4. No S are P; therefore, some P are not S

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The surviving portions of the Gospel of Peter contain a dramatic narration of

A. the birth of Jesus. B. the baptism of Jesus. C. Peter being named the head of the Church. D. the resurrection of Jesus

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