Question

which statement best supports the authors purpose in \children of the drug wars,\ which is to persuade readers that the united states should do more to help immigrant children from honduras?
○ \these children are facing threats similar to the forceful conscription of child soldiers by warlords in sudan or during the civil war in bosnia. being forced to sell drugs by narcos is no different from being forced into military service.\
○ \judges, who currently deny seven in 10 applications for asylum by people who are in deportation proceedings, must better understand the conditions these children are facing.\

Explanation:

To support the author's purpose of persuading readers the US should help Honduran immigrant children, we analyze the options:

• The first option (partially visible) seems to state numbers of children detained/expected to be picked up, which is descriptive but not persuasive about why help is needed.
• The second option compares the threats Honduran children face (forced to sell drugs by narcos) to recognized humanitarian crises (child soldiers in Sudan, civil war in Bosnia). By equating these threats, it emphasizes the severity of their situation, making a persuasive case for why the US should help (since these other crises warranted action/empathy).
• The third option focuses on judges’ need to understand conditions, not on persuading readers the US should help the children.

Answer:

"These children are facing threats similar to the forceful conscription of child soldiers by warlords in Sudan or during the civil war in Bosnia. Being forced to sell drugs by narcos is no different from being forced into military service."