The author's tone is c. negative. The use of phrases like "making gestures that were little more than gibberish" and "stolen a moment in history" indicates a critical and disapproving attitude towards the actions of the interpreter and the impact on the deaf community.
When deaf viewers watched Nelson Mandela’s memorial last week and realized the sign language interpreter was making gestures that were little more than gibberish, they were outraged. Word of the botched event spread throughout the deaf community of social media networks. Thamsanqa Jantjie, the infamous “fake interpreter” had stolen a moment in history from those who could not hear.
what is the authors tone.
a. neutral
b. positive
c. negative
d. unclear
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