Question

How do details from the excerpts support the author’s purpose?

In the first excerpt, the author uses facts and statistics, while in the second excerpt, the author uses words that appeal to readers’ emotions.
In the first excerpt, the author relies on third-person point of view, while in the second excerpt, the author uses first-person point of view.
In the first excerpt, the author uses words to persuade the reader, while in the second excerpt, the author uses language to entertain the reader.
In the first excerpt, the author uses narrative techniques and figurative language, while in the second excerpt, the author includes facts to persuade.

Answer 1

Answer: In the first excerpt, the author uses facts and statistics; in the second, the author uses words that appeal to readers’ emotions.

Why: Facts and statistics provide logical evidence and support an informative or logical argument (logos), while emotionally charged language targets readers’ feelings (pathos) to persuade or motivate.