The detail from the passage that best reflects an appeal to logic is: “family separation, which threatens eleven million undocumented people living in this country.” This statement presents a logical argument based on the impact of family separation on a significant number of people, highlighting the real consequences of policies affecting undocumented immigrants.
"Formerly Undocumented Woman Teaching Immigrants" by Samuel Gilbert Most of BNHR’s work goes to support families. On the day I visited, the class was exclusively women, save for one man whose four-year-old son spent the hour-long session sitting in his father’s lap, playing with three small toy race cars.. “We protect our families,” says Castañeda. “Knowing our rights can keep our families together.” For nearly twenty years the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) has attempted to limit the suffering caused by family separation, which threatens eleven million undocumented people living in this country. Their classes have reached thousands of undocumented immigrants in the borderlands of southern New Mexico and west Texas. They are provided free of charge and include basic lessons about the Constitution, the differing powers of state and federal authorities, and the rights people have when dealing with immigration officials. “We all have friends or family that have been impacted by deportation,” says Linda, a 28-year-old undocumented immigrant in a small town on the New Mexico and Texas border, who has lived in the United States since she was a young girl. “My kids are all American citizens. I don’t remember Mexico. What would we do if I was sent back?” Samuel Gilbert for Narratively Question Use the passage to answer the question. Which detail from the passage best reflects an appeal to logic? (1 point) Responses “family separation, which threatens eleven million undocumented people living in this country” “family separation, which threatens eleven million undocumented people living in this country” “one man whose four-year-old son spent the hour-long session sitting in his father’s lap, playing with three small toy race cars” “one man whose four-year-old son spent the hour-long session sitting in his father’s lap, playing with three small toy race cars” “‘We protect our families,’ says Castañeda. ‘Knowing our rights can keep our families together.’” “‘We protect our families,’ says Castañeda. ‘Knowing our rights can keep our families together.’” “‘We all have friends or family that have been impacted by deportation,’ says Linda, a 28-year-old undocumented immigrant”
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