Question

select the passage that has a more forceful tone. the primary functions of machines are agriculture, manufacture, and transportation. community life is impossible without them. they hold the world together. when they cease, community life ceases. agricultural production involves nature and its changing seasons, as well as the peculiar laws of living things. in this respect, agriculture may be different from transportation, manufacturing, and artistic industries where the tools, machines, and raw materials remain unchanged as people work on them. adapted from henry ford, my life and work and john t. schlebecker, agricultural implements and machines in the collection of the national museum of history and technology

Explanation:

The first passage uses strong - worded statements like "Community life is impossible without them. They hold the world together. When they cease, community life ceases." which convey a more forceful tone compared to the second passage's more matter - of - fact description about agriculture and its differences from other industries.

Answer:

The first passage: "The primary functions of machines are agriculture, manufacture, and transportation. Community life is impossible without them. They hold the world together. When they cease, community life ceases."