Question

read the excerpt from \take the tortillas out of your poetry.\

i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country.

which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate?

• an appeal based on emotion
• an appeal based on logic
• an appeal based on the author’s character
• an appeal based on the author’s feelings

Explanation:

El autor menciona su experiencia como escritor (veinticinco años de escribir, dieciocho años publicando, participación en el Movimiento Chicano). Esto es una forma de establecer credibilidad (étos), que es un tipo de apelación basada en el carácter del autor. No hay apelaciones emocionales (patos), lógicas (logos) o basadas solo en sentimientos.

Answer:

an appeal based on the author's character