Brynlee Humphrey

English

11 September, 17:37

I realize that allowing ComCorp to erect a cell phone tower

next to the high school will bring our town thousands of

dollars. But until we know the full details of the safety of

this operation, we must stand firm against its construction.

This proposal is a Trojan horse waiting outside our city

walls, and we cannot bring it inside until we see what is

hidden within

How does the use of metaphor contribute to the effectiveness of this

argument?

O

A. It emphasizes safety by comparing the cost in dollars to the cost

in lives

O

B. It compares the construction of the cell phone tower to a familiar

example.

O

C. It makes a comparison between two unlike things: a Trojan horse

and a wall

O

D. It plays on the sound of words such as "ComCorp' in order to be

memorable