Read this excerpt from a speech:

My fellow Americans: My opponent, Clark Jefferson, doesn't care how much you pay in taxes. Clark Jefferson feels perfectly fine about the destruction of the environment. Clark Jefferson doesn't want you to have jobs or health care. Clark Jefferson wants to sit back and do nothing about the threat of terrorism. Clark Jefferson is a coward. Clark Jefferson is the wrong man for the job.
Which statement best describes the purpose of using repetition in the excerpt?
A. The use of repetition forces the listeners to judge Clark Jefferson's performance on their own, without help.
B. The use of repetition compares Clark Jefferson to other things the audience is familiar with already.
C. The use of repetition makes the audience uncertain about whether the speaker is telling the truth.
D. The use of repetition creates a strong link in the listeners' minds between Clark Jefferson and negative things.

I believe it is D because he is using negative thought to TRY to give bad thoughts on Clark. If by doing so he may convince some people that Clark is a bad person.

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scalesinfatuated scalesinfatuated · Answer 2 · 2019-07-24T16:45:45+02:00

Answer: The right answer is the D) The use of repetition creates a strong link in the listeners' minds between Clark Jefferson and negative things.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that repetition is used in order to influence and persuade the listeners, so option A and C should be discarded — although listeners may certainly believe that the speaker is exaggerating and not telling the truth. By repeating the same words at the beginning of each sentence, specifically the name Clark Jefferson, the speaker is employing a figure of speech known as anaphora, and he is trying to force the listeners to associate that name with negative things that worry most people (unemployment, terrorism), with the ultimate goal of discrediting him as a political leader.