Question

I'm a bank manager and parent of two high school
students, so I know just how important financial literacy is
for teenagers. College students today are graduating with
an average student debt of $24,800. yet only 1 in 5 high
schools nationwide are providing any type of financial
education. It's time for Springville High to start offering its
students financial education that is personal, practical, and
principled
Which is the most effective characteristic of this argument?
O A. The use of strong emotional appeals to persuade the audience
B. The optimistic view of college education and its benefits
O C. The repetition of the key words 'students' and education
O D. The speaker identifying his or her credentials and authority

Answer 1

Answer:

A. The use of strong emotional appeals to persuade the audience.

Explanation:

Using process of elimination, we can get rid of all the other options.

- B) is wrong because the speaker is in no way being optimistic, especially about college.

- C) is wrong because there isn't repetition of the words 'students' and 'education'.

- And D) is wrong because that simply is not the strongest part of the argument.

Ultimately, we can narrow it down to (A) and (D). (A) is simply more true, and is the better answer, as the statistic about the average student debt of a college student is more powerful than the credentials.

---Hope this helps!