Match Organization to Rhetorical Purpose Practice Test
•15 QuestionsRead the following excerpt from a consumer-advocacy blog post persuading readers to repair devices, then answer the question.
The most expensive part of a phone is not the screen you cracked—it is the replacement you buy when repair feels impossible. Manufacturers have learned that if they seal batteries, limit parts, and hide manuals, many customers will give up. That is not innovation; it is a business model.
Right-to-repair laws don’t force anyone to pick up a screwdriver. They simply require companies to sell parts at fair prices and provide the same diagnostic tools they give authorized shops. In states that adopted similar rules for wheelchairs, repair wait times fell because local technicians could finally access components.
Critics say repairs are unsafe. Yet safety improves when repairs are standardized and documented instead of improvised. If we can demand nutrition labels for food, we can demand repair information for electronics. A device you own should not be a device you are forbidden to fix.
The author’s organizational choices support purpose by…
Read the following excerpt from a consumer-advocacy blog post persuading readers to repair devices, then answer the question.
The most expensive part of a phone is not the screen you cracked—it is the replacement you buy when repair feels impossible. Manufacturers have learned that if they seal batteries, limit parts, and hide manuals, many customers will give up. That is not innovation; it is a business model.
Right-to-repair laws don’t force anyone to pick up a screwdriver. They simply require companies to sell parts at fair prices and provide the same diagnostic tools they give authorized shops. In states that adopted similar rules for wheelchairs, repair wait times fell because local technicians could finally access components.
Critics say repairs are unsafe. Yet safety improves when repairs are standardized and documented instead of improvised. If we can demand nutrition labels for food, we can demand repair information for electronics. A device you own should not be a device you are forbidden to fix.
The author’s organizational choices support purpose by…