It is a depressing fact that all over the world, languages are under threat and continue to die at an alarming rate. According to the UNESCO Project “Atlas of World Languages in Danger,” 230 languages went extinct between 1950 and 2010, and a third of the remaining languages have fewer than 1,000 speakers left. In North America alone, the problem is pervasive. What causes languages to fail here in the United States?

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Which describes the logic presented in this paragraph?

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A false dichotomy is presented to limit options.
A false dichotomy is presented to limit options.

A personal anecdote is used to gain sympathy.
A personal anecdote is used to gain sympathy.

A slippery slope is argued to establish a chain of events.
A slippery slope is argued to establish a chain of events.

A statistic is employed to provide evidence.

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A statistic is employed to provide evidence.