Question

recently, i sat in a grocery store parking lot and watched as a young mother placed her three-year-old child in the car—without a baby seat! i realize that the child is no longer technically a "baby." however, proper automobile guidelines require the use of a child seat until at least five years of age. just last week, the pennyville daily paper reported the critical injury of a two-year-old from a car accident. it was later discovered that she had been in her car seat but not belted in. when will people learn that baby seats aren't just for babies anymore? what is the author's purpose for writing this selection? a. to make the reader angry at the paper for faulty reporting b. to influence the reader's opinion about using baby seats c. to punish the baby-seat manufacturers for faulty products d. to punish the young mother who did not use a baby seat

Answer 1

Most likely to influence the readers view of baby seats by highlighting the mothers irresponsibility and then quoting a newspaper incident related to the matter. So most likely B.