Question

Claim 1: Scientific studies have shown that genetic engineering poses a grave risk to a plant's genetic integrity. When this integrity is disturbed, the outcome is unpredictable. Dormant toxin levels can be activated in the plant, resulting in permanent damage to entire crops. This phenomenon occurred in StarLink corn, a product engineered to resist pests and that triggered life-threatening reactions in humans who consumed it.
Claim 2: Childhood blindness is a huge problem in developing countries. Nutritional deficiencies are usually to blame. That's bad—horrible, in fact—but it can be avoided. Researchers have developed a variety of rice, known as Golden Rice, which produces high levels of beta carotene. Beta carotene's a godsend when it comes to this terrible problem, a thing of the past.
Use the passage to answer the question.
Compare the two claims above. How does the first claim establish a formal style when compared to the second claim? (1 point)
○ by using a third-person perspective
○ by including real-world examples
○ by including complex syntax
○ by using complex vocabulary

Answer 1

by including real-world examples

Claim 1 names a specific case (StarLink corn), which lends a more formal, evidence-based tone compared with the emotive, informal language in Claim 2.