In this passage, the author uses a series of rhetorical questions to
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","rationale_html":"The rhetorical questions in this passage function to persuade the reader to agree with the speaker’s point of view. The speaker is posing these questions to get the reader to think about the issue and come to the same conclusion. The author is using a rhetorical technique to get the reader to think and agree with their conclusion.
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