Critical Reading Question - October 2010 QAS

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<p>Americans should not be taxed to fund the Public
Broadcasting Service, and Congress should terminate
funding for it. We wouldn't want the federal government
to publish a national newspaper. Neither should we have
a government television network and a government
radio network. If anything should be kept separate from
government and politics, it's the news and public-affairs
programming that informs Americans about government
and its policies. ... (truncated)</p>

<ol>
<li>The boldfaced portion makes use of which rhetorical strategy? </li>
</ol>

<p>(A) Exaggeration
(B) Analogy
(C) Personal anecdote
(D) Historical citation
(E) Figurative language</p>

<p>Why is it (B) and not (A)? I had an attraction towards exaggeration (choice (A)) because I thought the author was making an overstatement...</p>

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<p>Hey I was wondering when you got the QAS?</p>

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<p>…:slight_smile: 10char</p>

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<p>how is it exaggerating? The author is mention the newspaper and radio network for comparison with the pbs.</p>

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<p>PBS is a way to distribute information to people. So are newspapers, TV networks, and radio networks. The author is comparing these things to each other. It has to be an analogy.</p>

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<p>How come i still havent received my QAS yet…?</p>

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<p>^^ ^^^ Thank you!</p>