Question

Use the sentence to answer the question.

According to the Pew Research Center, after the COVID-19 epidemic, 32% of Asian adults in America said they personally knew someone who was threatened or attacked because of their ethnicity.
Why would this sentence be used in an article about the history of racism against Asian Americans?

(1 point)
Responses

to foster sympathy
to foster sympathy

to establish credibility
to establish credibility

to provoke anger
to provoke anger

to make a logical argument
to make a logical argument

Answer 1

to establish credibility

The sentence cites a reputable source (Pew Research Center) and gives a statistic to support the claim about anti-Asian incidents, which strengthens the article’s credibility.