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As we dive deeper into rhetorical analysis, learning words like this will give you options when it comes to describing an author's tone. The test on these words will be different. I will give you passages to read and you will pick the best word to describe the author's tone.
Amused
Skeptical
Optimistic
Ironic
Challenging
Impassioned
Melancholy
Sympathetic
Arrogant
Caustic
Flippant
Ambivalent
Apprehensive
Admiring
Objective
Candid
Audacious
Wry
Indignant
Judgmental
Which word would you use to describe the tone of this paragraph?
It’s truly pathetic to witness the endless stream of self-serving content that people post on social media. They curate an entirely fake existence, airbrushing their flaws and carefully staging every moment to elicit a few fleeting likes from strangers. This constant need for validation is a hollow, desperate endeavor, turning what could have been genuine connections into a vapid competition for attention. They are so busy living for the camera that they've forgotten how to live in reality, and the result is a generation of shallow, self-obsessed individuals who believe their worth is measured in followers. It's a sad, predictable spectacle of delusion and vanity.