Question

Which statement best describes the purpose of using repetition in the excerpt

“My fellow Americans: my apponent, Clark Jefferson, doesn’t care how much you pay in taxes. Clark Jefferson feels perfectly fine about the destruction of the environment. Clark Jefferson doeasnf wang you to have jobs or health care. Clark Jefferson wants to sit back and do nothing about the threat of terrorism. Clark Jefferson is a coward. Clark Jefferson is the wrong man for the job.”

A. The use of repetition forces the listeners to judge Clark Jefferson’s performance on their own, without help.

B. The use of repetition compares Clark Jefferson to other things the audience is familiar with already.

C. The use of repetition makes the audience uncertain about whether the speaker is telling the truth.

D. The use of repetition creates a strong link in the listeners minds between Clark Jefferson and negative things.

Answer 1

D. The use of repetition creates a strong link in the listeners minds between Clark Jefferson and negative things. (apex)

Answer 2

D. The use of repetition creates a strong link in the listeners minds between Clark Jefferson and negative things.

The repetition here is Clark Jefferson. The speaker starts every sentence with Clark Jefferson to solidify in the audience's head who the person is talking about. Every statement is a negative statement about Clark Jefferson. This is so that every time you hear his name it is associated with something negative. This is in turn will most likely influence your vote away from Clark Jefferson and towards the speaker.