Question

Read the excerpt from Silent Spring. There had been several sudden and unexplained deaths, not only among adults but even among children, who would be stricken suddenly while at play and die within a few hours. Which best describes how this excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? The sentence proves that the author is knowledgeable. The sentence creates an image of children at play. The sentence discusses the death of children. The sentence offers facts about diseases adults contract.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. The sentence discusses the death of children.

Explanation

When a text wants to appeal to the emotions of the readers, it includes sensitive content that causes strong emotions in the readers and a greater connection with the text. In general, the topics that influence the reader's emotions are related to vulnerable situations or people such as children, the sick, the elderly, among others. Following the above, the fragment uses the theme of the death of children to move the emotions of the readers because people will feel sad about the sudden death of children. So the correct answer is C.