Question

Imagine if going to work every day meant risking your life. That's the reality that meat-packers in this country face, with some of the highest rates of injury and death of any profession. I myself worked at such a facility for two years and can report on the unsafe conditions firsthand.
Which statement best describes the structure of this argument?
A. The writer first appeals to the reader's emotions and then to his or her authority.
B. The writer first appeals to the authority of the reader and then to logic and fact.
C. The writer first appeals to his or her authority and then to the reader's emotions.
D. The writer first appeals to common sense and then to the reader's emotions.

Answer 1

I think it's either A or B

Answer 2

Answer:

The statement that best describes the structure of this argument is The writer first appeals to the reader's emotions and then to his or her authority.

Explanation:

The author appeals to the reader's emotions as he portrays an image that can connect to the sympathy of everyone by thinking about being in danger in order to do an activity that is necessary to provide all the required thing to themselves and their loved ones, and then the author puts themself in the position of having lived that which gives them authority in the topic.