Question

it considers the vagaries of sports, the happenstance of el lider, a star pitcher in his youth, narrowly missing a baseball career in america. his wicked curveball attracted the major league scouts, and the washington senators were interested in signing him but changed their minds. frustrated, el lider went home, ended his pitching arm, and started a revolution in the mountains.
read the excerpt from like mexicans.
we talked for an hour and had apple pie and coffee, slowly. finally, we got up with carolyn taking my hand. slightly embarrassed, i tried to pull away but her grip held me. i let her have her way as she led me down the hallway with her mother right behind me. . . . carolyn waved again. i looked, back, waving. . . . her people were like mexicans, only different.
which best states how the structures of the excerpts are similar?

• each relates an anecdote to appeal to the reader’s emotions.
• 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 political event to appeal to the reader’s logic.

Explanation:

To determine the correct option, analyze the structure of both excerpts. The first excerpt tells a story about El Lider's baseball career and revolution, evoking emotions (frustration, etc.). The second excerpt describes a personal interaction (talking, apple pie, hand - holding, waving), also aiming to evoke emotional responses (embarrassment, connection).

• Option 1: "Each relates an anecdote to appeal to the reader’s emotions." Anecdotes are short stories, and both excerpts are anecdotes that stir emotions (e.g., El Lider's frustration, the narrator's embarrassment/connection).
• Option 2: There's no factual evidence (like statistics or data) presented to appeal to logic.
• Option 3: No career credentials (like resumes or professional achievements) are discussed to appeal to ethics.
• Option 4: The first excerpt has a political event (revolution), but the second is a personal interaction, not a political event. So this is incorrect.

Answer:

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