Suppose you are driving your car and you are faced with a need to process the scenario described below. Place each step next to the portion of the scenario that it matches.

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Analyze to critique the steps.

Create an argument to defend opinion.

Draw inferences.

Establish facts and a theory.

Form opinions.

Make assumptions.

Observation

Samantha is playing with a ball that bounces into the street.

The ball will bounce in front of my vehicle.

Samantha is going to run after her bouncing ball.

This situation could become an accident.

I should brake.
I should swerve.
I should do nothing.

I cannot brake in time, so it is best to swerve my vehicle to evade Samantha and the ball.

This was the best action and I made the right decision.

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Read the excerpt below from "letter from birmingham jail" and then answer the question below: "my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word "tension." i have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. just as socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." how does king's repetition of the term "tension" impact the meaning of the text? dr. king says that he is afraid of the word tension and he doesn't think it is necessary. dr. king repeats the word tension to explain how he sees the word as a negative force that discourages change. dr. king repeats the word tension unintentionally, and it doesn't impact the meaning of the text. dr. king repeats the word tension to support how he views the word tension as positive and growth-producing.

"the bane of the internet" is written in first-person subjective point of view, so the narrator a) tells the story as it is happening b)tells the story as it is happened in the past c)is a minor character who tells the story as it is happening d)none of the above

Which component of a rhetorical argument is missing from the chart above? a. civics (civos) b. ethics (ethos) c. patriotics (patros) d. histrionics (histros)