Question

read the excerpts from \take the tortillas out of your poetry\ and \speaking arabic.\
my friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. he took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of spanish, english, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. in other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry.
at a neighborhood fair in texas, somewhere between the german oom - pah sausage stand and the mexican gorditas booth, i overheard a young man say to his friend, \i wish i had a heritage. sometimes i feel—so lonely for one.\ and the tall american trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.
which best states how the structures of the excerpts are similar?
each presents factual evidence to appeal to the reader’s logic.
each documents career credentials to appeal to the reader’s ethics
each discusses a friend to appeal to the reader’s sense of community
each relates an anecdote to appeal to the reader’s emotions

Explanation:

The first excerpt tells a story about a friend taking language and culture out of poetry. The second tells an overheard conversation at a fair. These are anecdotes (short stories). Anecdotes are often used to evoke emotions. The first option about factual evidence is wrong as these are stories, not facts. The second about career credentials is not relevant. The third about community - the first excerpt is about a friend's poetry decision, not community in the sense of the option. The fourth is correct as both are anecdotes to appeal to emotions.

Answer:

Each relates an anecdote to appeal to the reader’s emotions.