Use the sentences to answer the question.

Amir is trying to determine the author's purpose as he reads the article "The Great Molasses Flood" for history class. He notices that the adjectives shoddy and unsafe that are used to describe the tank that held the molasses have a negative feeling associated with them.

Which part of the text is Amir analyzing to help him understand the author's purpose?

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Responses

factual information
factual information

anecdotes
anecdotes

examples
examples

word choice
word choice

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
1 month ago

Amir is analyzing **word choice** to help him understand the author's purpose. The negative adjectives "shoddy" and "unsafe" contribute to the author's tone and intent.