The correct answer is: An overgeneralization.
An overgeneralization is the extension of an application from a set of individuals to every individual that shares a set of characteristics, when in reality, this extension is without merit.
In the case of this sentence, somebody claims that every high school student is a devote philanthropist willing to do their best to make the world a better place, when in reality, not every student shares this trait or is willing to help this cause. Therefore, the speaker's claim is discredited of any value.
an overgeneralization
Caesar responds to the Roman Senate's concerns with a smile on his face, knowing that he will be crowned regardless of what they say.
Caesar mocks his wife and friends and mistreats his household servants when they hesitate to recognize his power over all of Rome.
Caesar ignores the warnings of his wife, soothsayer, and Artemidorus and instead listens to Decius's promises of power and respect.
Answer: Caesar ignores the warnings of his wife, soothsayer, and Artemidorus and instead listens to Decius's promises of power and respect.
Explanation: Caesar's faith in his own permanence clouded his judgement and caused him to ignore all the omens of his betrayal. He believed that the power and immortal status given to him by the public could protect him, but it could not protect him from the betrayal at the hands of his closest men.
O you hard hearts, you cruell men of Rome…
Now we are engaged in a great civil war ... testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated ... can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war.
(2) We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that this nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate ... we cannot consecrate ... we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
The style of language used in this speech would be appropriate for which of these occasions?
a. A funeral
b. A lecture
c. A debate
d. A conversation
I think it's a or b.
The numbers that Major Tallmadge assigned to members of the Culper Ring were from a secret writing system he invented. He substituted digits for words that would be used in messages. "Long Island," for example, was 728, "arms" was 7, and "city" was 88. There was a number for each month, such as 341 for "January." He made four copies of his codes. He kept one and gave the others to Woodhull, Townsend, and General Washington. For words that did not have a number code, Tallmadge gave his agents a cipher. In a cipher, each letter in a message is replaced by another letter or a number.
Which central idea is best supported by text evidence from the excerpt?
A. All members of the Culper Ring received a copy of Tallmadge’s code.
B. A cipher was a common instrument used during the American Revolution.
C. Words that did not have a number code could not be used in secret messages.
D. General Washington could read messages written in Tallmadge’s code.
Answer:
A. All members of the Culper Ring received a copy of Tallmadge’s code
Explanation: