Question

read the excerpt from \children of the drug war.\ he also asked congress to grant powers that could eliminate legal protections for children from central america in order to expedite removals, a change that republicans in congress have also advocated. this would allow life-or-death decisions to be made within hours by homeland security officials, even though studies have shown that border patrol agents fail to adequately screen mexican children to see if they are being sexually exploited by traffickers or fear persecution, as the agents are supposed to do. why would they start asking central american children key questions needed to prove refugee status? which element of the excerpt indicates that it is an editorial? ○ clear evidence of facts and statistics ○ an unbiased view of the events ○ words with strong connotations ○ a story-like presentation

Explanation:

Editorials often use words with strong connotations to convey opinion. The excerpt uses phrases like "life - or - death decisions" and questions the action, showing a persuasive tone with connotative language. Facts/statistics (first option) and unbiased view (second) are for objective writing, and story - like (fourth) is for narratives, not editorials.

Answer:

C. words with strong connotations