Question

Which of the following questions should you ask in order to understand an author's diction? (10 points)

Is this structure generally allowed in standard grammar?

Why did the author include these specific statistics and graph?

What do these words have in common with each other?

How has the author tried to prove a point with this argument?

Answer 1

The answer is A. Diction has to do with word choice, so the other options simply wouldn't make sense.

Answer 2

The answer is letter A.) What do these words have in common with each other?Diction refers to the author's word choice. To ask the author's understanding of the similarities between words will aid in assess his/her diction.