Question

Read the passage the Music and the Brain.
How does beginning the passage with the phrase "From the beginning of recorded history" affect the passage's tone?

Responses

Responses
It helps create an intimate tone.
It immediately sets an authoritative tone.
It gives the passage an accusatory tone.
It quickly establishes an optimistic tone.

Answer 1

It immediately sets an authoritative tone.

Reason: "From the beginning of recorded history" frames the topic as longstanding and significant, giving the writer a broad, factual perspective and lending weight and credibility rather than intimacy, accusation, or optimism.