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2.4.4Test (TST):The Rhetoric of Argument Test
English 9 Sem 2
Points Possible: 45
Name:Evalynn Goold
Date:
1. In "The Damnation of a Canyon," Edward Abbey writes, "I belong to that ever-growing number
of Americans, probably a good majority now, who have become aware that a fully industrialized
. . . elegantly computerized social system is not suitable for human habitation." Though Abbey's
purpose in writing this article is to prove dammed rivers create living environments "not suitable
for human habitation," the reader can infer from details he uses in his article that dammed rivers
actually benefit people. Using details presented in this article, argue that dammed rivers help
human beings. (15 points)

2. In the "Adrift in a Moral Sea" section of "Lifeboat Ethics," Garrett Hardin compares a wealthy