Question

which statement primarily appeals to pathos, or emotion, to support the position that colleges should not use standardized test scores as an admissions criterion? when i review student applications at the college where i work, i always look first at the essays, which reveal much more about the students than test scores do. students are complex human beings, and reducing them to a mere number fails to acknowledge their full humanity. though you may believe that standardized tests provide a good measure of overall ability, consider that even very bright students can have test - taking difficulties that would fail to accurately represent their academic potential.

Explanation:

Pathos appeals to emotion. The statement "Students are complex human beings, and reducing them to a mere number fails to acknowledge their full humanity" evokes an emotional response by highlighting the dehumanizing aspect of using standardized test scores (reducing students to numbers). It plays on the reader's sense of empathy for students as whole individuals rather than just test - score statistics. The first statement is more of a personal observation (ethos - based on the speaker's credibility as someone who reviews applications), and the third statement is more of a logical argument (logos - pointing out a flaw in the logic of using test scores as they may not represent academic potential accurately).

Answer:

"Students are complex human beings, and reducing them to a mere number fails to acknowledge their full humanity."