Question 22 of 50
For questions 19-24, Click to read the passage, then answer the question.
In the third paragraph, what is the effect of the parallelism in the following
line:
"Our legislators have not yet learned the comparative value
of free-trade and of freedom, of union, and of rectitude, to
a nation"?
A. It decreases the formality of the text to ensure the reader's ability
to understand his argument.
B. It provides the refutation of the legislators, so readers can
consider both sides of the issue.
C. It presents a formal call to action for the reader.
D. It disrupts the flow of the text to draw attention to the writer's
main point.
E. It emphasizes the balance that is needed in a healthy nation and
that legislators do not understand.
