Question

read the quotation from lincoln steffenss the shame of the cities. \my purpose was... to see if the shameful facts, spread out in all their shame, would not burn through our civic shamelessness and set fire to american pride.\ according to steffens, what was the purpose of muckraking journalism? to encourage people to rise up against their government to encourage people to become muckraking journalists themselves to encourage people to buy fewer newspapers to encourage people to take action against widespread corruption

Explanation:

Steffens aimed to expose shameful facts (corruption) to stir American pride and prompt action. Muckraking journalism was about revealing societal ills to inspire change against corruption.

Answer:

to encourage people to take action against widespread corruption