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Unit 6: Methods of Development and Complexity
Quick questions on Exemplification and illustration - AP English Language Unit 6
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What is examples without commentary?Show answer
A list of names or cases is not an argument. Each example needs reasoning that ties it to the claim.
What is wrong form for the job?Show answer
Several thin examples where one deep one was needed, or vice versa, weakens the development. Choose the form deliberately.
What is q1?Show answer
What makes an example representative, and why does it matter? [Recall]
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A student argues that "anyone can become wealthy through hard work" and offers only the example of one famous self-made billionaire. Critique the exemplification. [Short explanation]
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