Question

Question 1 - 10, read The Crucible. In Act I when Abigail says, “And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it; I saw Indians smash my dear parents' heads on the pillow next to mine and I have seen some reddish work done at night, and I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down!” she is using

Select one:
a. Bandwagon to provoke the other girls to join her.
b. Testimonial to illustrate the horrors of Indian attacks.
c. Emotional appeal to make the girls too afraid to defy her.
d. Fear to get the other girls to join her.

Answer 1

Abigail uses emotional appeal in Act I of 'The Crucible' to instill fear in the girls to ensure their silence regarding their activities in the woods.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Act I of The Crucible, when Abigail warns the other girls, she is not using bandwagon, testimonial, or fear to get the girls to join her. Instead, she is using an emotional appeal to instill fear in them to ensure their silence. Her reference to witnessing the murder of her parents and threatening them with a 'pointy reckoning' leverages her traumatic experiences to evoke fear and ensure that they do not speak of 'the other things,' referring to their activities in the woods that could be conceived as witchcraft. This emotional appeal creates a powerful deterrent against betrayal, manipulating the girls through the terror of potential consequences.

Answer 2

Answer: D

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