Question

Read the following argument made by a concerned citizen at a town meeting:

Are we supposed to stand idly by while our town government wastes millions of dollars? While we pay higher and higher taxes, our leaders are stuffing the money into a bag that's riddled with holes! We cannot continue to support this senseless waste . We cannot accept tax increases as inevitable. And we cannot allow our elected officials to retain their positions without fixing this broken System
Which of these sentences is the most accurate evaluation of the structure of the argument?
A. The suggestion that people reject elected officials who are incompetent is too divisive .
B The idea that tax increases can be avoided is not grounded in reality and common sense
C The argument effectively moves from appeals to logic and common sense to emotional appeals .
D The repetition of we cannot draws attention to the argument's proposal and call to action

Answer 1

D The repetition of "we cannot" draws attention to the argument's proposal and call to action

Step-by-step explanation:

The following argument is made by a concerned citizen at a town meeting, where the concerned citizen is making an appeal that the people cannot keep doing nothing while tax payer's money is wasted by government officials.

The concerned citizen makes use of the words "we cannot" repeatedly to draw attention to his proposal and call to action.