It helps establish a characterization of children as playthings

It emphasizes the pleasures of the domestic family unit

It reveals the author's bias towards older generations of families

It questions the authority of parents and other relatives

It presents a family dynamic from the children's perspective

It makes an urgent appeal to the authority of experts.

It offers a stern retot to the author's critics.

It makes a concession to an opposing point of view.

It restates the author's argument at a trasnitional place in the passage.

It introduces a claim that is undermined in the following paragraph.

emphasize a point by presenting an absurd example

reinforce readers' preconceived ideas in order to underscore a truism

present a hypothetical case that challenges the author's argument

transcribe dialogue between two people to make the argument more realistic

offer a model of etiquette for readers to emulate

offering and then eliminating potential explanations

acknowledging and then accepting common assumptions

recognizing and then conceding to several challenges to her reasoning

identifying and then examining the motivations of different groups of people

introducing and then elaborating on examples from her own personal experiences

defensive

witty

elated

exasperated

ingratiating

makes unfounded claims about the seriousness of an infraction

relies on a distinction that is actually rather subtle

cannot be generalized to other similar situations

is too simple an explanation for such a complex issue

does not account for the widespread occurrence of a behavior

make a distinction between the kinds of games that children play and those that adults play

exemplify a difference between how people typically treat children and how they should strive to treat children

set up a paradox to cause readers to question what they know about interacting with children

illustrate the unintended consequences of a particular approach to child rearing

present a series of pleasant images to soften the tone of the author's argument about respect

recount a humorous story to lighten the discussion of a controversial issue

provide a distinction to emphasize the passage's main point

offer an example to illustrate an unusual phenomenon discussed earlier

present a personal anecdote to introduce a new problem

introduce an analogy to justify a misunderstood practice

supposed adults' deferential treatment of children

parents' lighthearted attempts to play with their offspring

children's eager mockery of adults behavior

adults' concerted efforts to please their children

children's inevitable reaction to being treated rudely by adults

include adults and chidlren in the same group

highlight norms of adult behaviour

acknowledge readers' solidarity with her ideals

underscore children's lack of respect for adults

identify herself with other writers

The treatment of children and the treatment of adults

The language use of children and the language use of adults

The teaching of language to children and the teaching of language to foreigners

The behavior of children and the behaviour of foreigners

The philosophy held by children and the philosophy held by adults