Question

which statement primarily appeals to ethos to support the position that colleges should not use standardized test scores as an admissions criterion?
though you may believe that standardized tests provide a good measure of overall ability, consider that even very bright students can have test - taking difficulties that would fail to accurately represent their academic potential.
when i review student applications at the college where i work, i always look first at the essays, which reveal much more about the students than test scores do.
students are complex human beings, and reducing them to a mere number fails to acknowledge their full humanity.

Explanation:

Ethos appeals to credibility/authority. The second option uses the speaker's role as a college application reviewer ("at the college where I work") to establish credibility, sharing their practice of prioritizing essays over test scores, which supports the position via their professional experience. The first appeals to reason (logos) about test - taking difficulties, the third to values (pathos) about humanity.

Answer:

B. When I review student applications at the college where I work, I always look first at the essays, which reveal much more about the students than test scores do.