Question

read the excerpt from \take the tortillas out of your poetry.\

for me, reading has always been a path toward liberation and fulfillment. to learn to read is to start down the road of liberation, a road which should be accessible to everyone. no one has the right to keep you from reading, and yet that is what is happening in many areas in this country today. there are those who think they know best what we should read. these censors are at work in all areas of our daily lives.

which best describes the rhetoric used in this excerpt to increase the reader’s awareness of censorship?

○ factual evidence is used to appeal to the reader’s sense of logic
○ a strong opinion is presented to appeal to the reader’s sense of justice
○ an emotional anecdote is related to appeal to the reader’s sympathy
○ the author’s love of reading is referenced to appeal to his character

Explanation:

The excerpt frames reading as a fundamental, liberating right that everyone should access, then condemns censorship as a violation of that right. It does not use factual evidence, a personal anecdote, or focus on character appeal. Instead, it presents a firm stance on the injustice of restricting reading, targeting the reader's sense of justice.

Answer:

a strong opinion is presented to appeal to the reader's sense of justice