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Free-response 1 of 14 · Rhetorical Situation
The real English Lang Section II is 3 free-response questions in 135 minutes, 55% of your score. Synthesis, rhetorical analysis and argument essays, each on the same 6-point rubric — thesis (1), evidence and commentary (4), sophistication (1). The first 15 minutes are a reading period. This prompt is ours, written to the same skills — score it against the rubric below, not against that structure.
Prompt
Rhetorical Analysis: In a commencement address, an author argues that failure taught her more than success, urging graduates to embrace risk. The passage uses personal anecdote, an extended metaphor comparing failure to bedrock, a shift from self-deprecating humor to earnest exhortation, and direct address. Analyze the rhetorical choices the author makes to convey her message about the value of failure.
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