Question

"Daniel Dae Kim statement to the U.S. House Committee"
by Daniel Dae Kim  

I was speaking to a pollster during the recent elections and I asked him why, when I see polling results do I see a breakdown of results by gender – men and women, by age – old and young, and also by race – African American and Latinx, but rarely do I see a polling category for Asian Americans. After I asked why, he looked me dead in the eye and said “Because Asian Americans are considered ‘statistically insignificant.’” Those words rang in my ears. Statistically insignificant. Now all of you listening to me here, by virtue of your own elections, are more familiar with the intricacies of polling than I am, so undoubtedly, you already know what this means – statistically insignificant literally means that we don’t matter.  

Question
Which point of view about the pollster does the speaker express through the phrase “dead in the eye”?
(1 point)

Responses
( ) The pollster was unqualified.

( ) The pollster was untrustworthy.

( ) The pollster was lacking empathy.

( ) The pollster was acting nefariously.

Answer 1

(•) The pollster was lacking empathy.

Explanation: "Looked me dead in the eye" conveys a blunt, emotionless directness—emphasizing the callousness of his remark, not incompetence, dishonesty, or secretive malice.