1. What is the meaning of the phrase "scaled it down" as it is used in the sentence below? While celebrations past have had many events throughout October, this year,
they have scaled it down, says Anoka Halloween president Liz McFarland
O reduced in number and variety
O modeled to be an identical miniature
O removed decorative portions
O made lighter in weight or usefulness

reduced in number and variety

Explanation:

scale down something, you make it smaller in size, amount, or extent

the rhetorical devices that he used in "common sense" are syntax for his sentence structure and pathos for his emotion against the british unfairly treating the "americans" and logos of what documents that what happened to the pilgrims when they had the mayflower compact and how that the british were wanting to have one religion but the compact said for any religion to be accepted.