Question

: Read the following excerpt from The Pluto Files by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Pluto was formally downgraded from Planet to Dwarf Planet, thereby helping to diffuse the negative attention that I, and the Rose Center, had been receiving for six years running.How could a writer best paraphrase this idea without losing the formal tone? A.Tyson was practically vilified in the press until Pluto was officially recognized as Dwarf Planet. B.Who can believe that it took six years before the haters woke up and stopped acting like Pluto was a planet. C.Tyson got to prove everyone wrong when they finally realized that Pluto wasn't really a planet. D.You would think Tyson was the devil or something for saying Pluto wasn't a planet, but then the other guys finally gave in

Answer 1

Answer:c

Explanation:

It was the most correct statement

Answer 2

The answer is

A. Tyson was practically vilified in the press until Pluto was officially recognized as a Dwarf Planet.

Notice the higher vocabulary that is used in this answer. This indicates that the wording/phrasing is formal.

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