The following two fictional marriage proposals appeared on the 1993 AP exam, in which students were asked to contrast each speaker’s rhetorical tactics (and his probable success or lack thereof).
For the purposes of our assignment here, assume that one or both of these proposals is intended by the author to be humorous. If the passage is taken humorously, you may assume the following
Questions
Proposal One: Mr. Collins Proposes to Lizzie
Proposal Two: Bradley Headstone Proposes to Lizzie (Not the same Lizzie)
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