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3. We use language as a way of distinguishing between ourselves and_______; (the proper function of
language is_______).
4. «Being a chimp» or «being human» is not a condition determined by_________(as we normally think it
is) but rather,____ (and this fact is_______)
5. Human beings have the power arbitrarily to___.(Should we have this power?______________)
6. The relationship between the human species and the rest oftheanimals is________________________)
This relationship should be______________.)
7. We played a role in determining Lucy's fate that is properly the role of_______________________.)
MIGHTIER THAN THE PEN
Exercise
1. In para.2, the sentence beginning «I swiftly replaced...» (1.13) lists a series of related activities. The
immediately preceding sentence refers to all of these activities in a single, all-inclusive phrase. What is this
phrase?
2. In para.3 (11. 22-24) the sentence «To the more.. .matter» refers us back to a previous sentence earlier in
the text.
The sentence it refers us back to is at the end of the first paragraph, where the writer tells us how he
originally felt about using a word processor.
What phrase occurs in both sentences, calling our attention to the change in his attitude?
3. What «more critical question» is being referred to in line 24?
4. Para.5 is an elaboration of the answer to what question?
5. Para.6 is an elaboration of the answer to what question?
6. The last sentence in para.5 and the first sentence in para.6 set up an opposition between two aspects of
writing. What are these two aspects?
7. Para.7 is a comic dramatization of the act of______
8 Why might you prefer not to end one sentence and start a new one once «you're really well launched into
the thing» (1.60)?
9. The writer's attitudes toward the Wordprocessor shift from paragraph to paragraph. For each of the
paragraphs listed below, decide whether his attitude is :-
a. positive        b. negative . «noncommital» (1.29) 
Para.l____________  para. 6_____________
Para.2____________ para. 7_____________
Para.3____________ para. 8_____________
Para.4 ___________  para 9______________
Para.5____________
10. Explain the relationship between the subtitle of the article and the shifts in the writer's attitude recorded
in your answer to question 9.
11. Writing that is «redundant» is characterized by the use of more words than necessary to express the
idea/s communicated. Examples in this text are:
a. «lines of words» (1.13)
b. «processing process» (1.51)
(1) Which words seem unnecessary in each of the above phrases?
a.                                           b.
(2) What special effect, or extra meaning, is conveyed by the use of redundancy in each of the above: (a) and
(b)?
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