Read the excerpt from "2000 Buses.” 1) A mass meeting they called it, 2) The March for Jobs and Freedom 3) Equal access, Equal justice, 4) For all, and not just some What most likely was the author’s purpose in using parallelism in the excerpt? By using parallelism in line 1, the author appeals to the emotion of hope in the reader. By using parallelism in line 2, the author emphasizes the reason for the march. By using parallelism in line 3, the author places importance on the concept of equality. By using parallelism in line 4, the author appeals to the intellect of the reader.

Read this passage from geoffrey lean’s “one poor harvest away from chaos”: on wednesday, the food and agriculture organisation (fao) reported that global food prices has hit a record high and were likely to go on rising. . that is bad enough for britain, adding to the inflationary pressures from the soaring cost of oil and other commodities, not to mention the vat increase. but for the world’s poor, who have to spend 80 percent of their income on food, it could be catastrophic. why is the passage an example of deductive reasoning? a. the author is appealing to the feelings and emotions of the audience b. the author starts with specifics, using them to probe a general point. c. the author is starting with a general topic and moving to more specific information d. the author is showing that he biased against poor people