Spot the Device (Friedman's Opinion Column)) HART

The diction presented in these two paragraphs as well as the others is (a)   . This makes the communication more conversation and more relatable to the audience.

Friedman introduces the topic through a scornful introduction of both a problem being addressed in this opinion column as well as a counter-argument to his position that global warming is real and menace to the planet. We know that Friedman is scornful by two words used in the first sentence. What are they?

(a)  

Friedman is using " (a)   " in his connotation that arguments against global warming are some how-how gender-based and superficial, i.e. "girly-man",

This is an (a)   to a slogan used by many far-right Republican climate change deniers. It's also a satirical attempt to succinctly convey what most of his readers would consider to be a silly cause.

The juxtaposition of "girly-man" to "stuff like renewable energy , solar panels and carbon taxes" is (a)   given that these are substantive ideas and in no way intrinsically "girly".

To convey the silliness of the climate denier's perspective, the author conveys what they consider "girlish" on the last line of the first paragraph. He references three strategies to mitigate climate change through the authorial choice of (a)   .

In paragraph 2, Friedman references DeMint, Gore, and an Igloo in a little (a)   to convey the silliness of the climate deniers. Again, satire is being used.

When one considers the tongue-and-cheek playfulness of the newly coined phrase and title of the column "Global Weirding" as well as the use of humour through satire and sarcasm (irony), it is clear that Friedman is relying on the Aristotelian device of (a)   for the introduction to his argument.

In Paragraph 3, Friedman responds to the problem conveyed in Paragraphs 1 and 2. He does this in the first line and uses a metaphor describing the amount research accumulated on the evidence of global warming. What's the metaphor?

(a)  

In Paragraph 3, Friedman attempts to find an adaquate response to the problem conveyed in Paragraphs 1 & 2, by making a Call to (a)   .