Question

read the following excerpt from upton sinclairs the jungle. \there was never the least attention paid to what was cut up for sausage, there would come all the way back from europe old sausage that had been rejected, and that was moldy and white—it would be dosed with borax a white powder made from boric acid, used in detergents, flame retardants, and disinfectants and glycerine a chemical compound used in foods and medicines, and dumped into the hoppers containers for mixing, and made over again for home consumption.\ (1 point) the authors primary goal in writing this was likely to expose corruption or social injustice to provoke public outrage and demand reform entertain the reading public with sensational stories provide a balanced and objective account of the issue praise the efficiency of industrial practices

Explanation:

Upton Sinclair was a muckraker. Muckrakers exposed social ills. The text describes unsanitary and unethical food - making practices (using old, rejected, moldy sausage and adding chemicals like borax). This is likely to expose corruption/social injustice (unsafe food production) to provoke public outrage and demand reform. It's not for entertainment (no sensational story - telling for fun), not a balanced account (only shows the bad side), and not praising industrial practices (criticizing them).

Answer:

Expose corruption or social injustice to provoke public outrage and demand reform