Isolate and discuss the rhetorical devices that appear in the following passage:The conservative mind is rigid and inflexible, like an orange peel that's dried out in the sun.

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Stereotype and rhetorical comparison.

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Evaluate the following claim, paying particular attention to problems of clarity. Note that claims may also present problems of knowability, though we don't address knowability per se in this chapter.Most voters in the 2008 presidential election believe that the Republican candidate better represents traditional values than does the Democratic candidate.

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The 16th century reformer, Martin Luther, advocated:

A) ?the sole authority of the Bible over the Church. B) ?opposition to all secular authority. C) ?the power of saints to intercede with God for Christians on earth. D) ?the rebaptism of all adult believers who had been baptized as children in the Catholic Church.

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The idea of finding meaning through sacred texts is called __________

a. rabbi b. halakah c. torah d. exegesis

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_____ is a Hindu spring festival in which colors are splashed on people

A) ?Raksabandhana B) ?Diwali C) ?Holi D) ?Dassera

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