Question

Read this excerpt from a persuasive essay about animal testing. Which two sentences form a hook to draw the reader’s attention?

Answer 1

Answer: I would say the answer is A and C

Explanation: This persuasive passage uses an emotional appeal to capture the readers, the first sentence is what grabs their attention because they find it emotionally disturbing and cruel. C is what keeps them pursuaded to keep reading because they are wondering “why” and in order to find that out, they are intrigued to finish the passage.

Answer 2

A. Somewhere in a claustrophobic laboratory a dog is forced to breathe tobacco smoke

C. Yet scientists continue to perform cruel and painful experiments on innocent animals all in the name of progress.