d The Part A Rice concluded her speech with the following sentences. (In these sentences, she uses the word catastrophe, meaning "disaster.") H. G. Wells [a famous writer] said that history is a race between education and catastrophe. Congratulations and welcome to the starting line. Which type(s) of persuasive appeal is she most clearly making in these sentences? a. an appeal to authority and to emotion b. C. d. an appeal to emotion only an appeal to authority only an appeal to reason, to authority, and to emotion Part B Which of the following points from the speech does Rice most clearly reinforce with the sentences quoted in Part A? a. I first learned about the transforming power of education from stories about my paternal grandfather. (paragraph 1) b. [My grandfather] understood that education is a privilege. (paragraph 2) c. [The] world is a better, more hopeful place than it ever has been. (paragraph 3) d. You should know that progress is not only possible, but an unfolding story in which you have an obligation to play a part. (paragraph 5)
