Yes, the ton of the excerpt is definitely enthusiastic and optimistic. Your answer is most likely correct.
This question is incomplete. Here is the complete question:
What is the connotative meaning of fault lines in this excerpt?
"Once these disparate parts were held together by a common enemy, by the fault lines of world wars and the electrified fence of communism. With the end of the cold war there was the creeping concern that without a focus for hatred and distrust, a sense of national identity would evaporate, that the left side of the hyphen—African-American, Mexican-American, Irish-American—would overwhelm the right."
something powerful and threatening
something familiar and interesting
something harmless and pleasant
something amusing and impressive
Answer:
The correct answer is something powerful and threatening.
Explanation:
Let's start by defining what a fault line is. In this matter it means a division between cultures or religions that result in a violent confrontation.
What these lines describe is something powerful and threatening. You can read the power of this confrontation, as well as its threat.
<em>"there was the creeping concern that without a focus for hatred and distrust".</em>
Answer/Explanation:
Logical fallacies are errors of reasoning—specific ways in which arguments fall apart due to faulty connection making. ... Knowledge of how successful arguments are structured, then—as well as of the different ways they may fall apart—is a useful tool for both academic reading and writing.
The reader knows which part of the text to focues upon
