Cead the excerpt from a speech.
There is no doubt that our town needs a higher budget
or the transportation department. Have you ever seen
the roads here? It feels like you're driving on a dirt
road, not a road that's supposed to be smooth and
paved-right? Residents can't drive more than twenty
feet without hitting massive potholes, risking thousands
of dollars in damage to their vehicles. Why, just a week
ago, a voter was telling me about the giant hole on
Wheeler Road, and then, what do you know?
Yesterday, he texted me a picture of his car with a flat
tire and a broken rim, and then a bill with an estimate of
How does the speaker use rhetorical questions to
develop tone?
O By appealing to the senses of the reader, the
speaker creates a dangerous tone.
OBy encouraging the listener to take action, the
speaker creates a powerful tone.
O By asking the listener to agree with the claims, the
speaker creates a brash tone.
O By relating to the experiences of the listener, the
speaker creates an impassioned tone.