Question

Which statement is true of this excerpt from "Totally like whatever, you know?"

"Have they been, like, chopped down
with the rest of the rain forest?
Or do we have, like, nothing to say?
Has society become so, like, totally . . .
I mean absolutely . . . You know?
That we've just gotten to the point where it's just, like . . .
whatever!"

What is the answer

Answer 1

The syntax used in these lines opposes the argument of the speaker.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer: D The syntax used in these lines opposes the argument of the speaker

Step-by-step explanation:

In this excerpt from "Totally like whatever, you know?" Taylor Mali uses a syntax that opposes the argument of the speaker to bring about the force of everyday argumentation. The elements that produce strong argumentation are empathized:

-Speak with authority, "or do we have like nothing to say'"

-Avoid a questioning tone "Have they been,like, chopped down with the rest of the rain forest?

-Be personally invested "I mean absolutedly... you know?"

-Do not pretend to be high -brow "That we've just gotten to the point where it's just, like . . .

whatever!"

The force of everyday argumentation relies on the style which opposes the content in that a serious problem is delivered in an informal syntax.