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this question has two parts. first, answer part a. then, answer part b.…

Question

this question has two parts. first, answer part a. then, answer part b.
part a
which sentence in passage 1 is a claim made by the author?
when the russian research ship akademik shokalskiy got stuck in the ice off the antarctic coast on christmas eve, it created a drama that quickly grabbed the world’s attention. (paragraph 1)
the 52 scientists, journalists, and tourists on the ship acted entitled instead of being embarrassed by their entirely avoidable predicament. (paragraph 2)
on january 7 on pri, new york times blogger andrew revkin dismissed the aae’s work as “boutique science.” (paragraph 10)
still unreckoned is that gigantic financial cost and who will pay for it. (paragraph 13)

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

Una afirmación del autor es una opinión o juicio que el autor presenta como verdadero, no un simple hecho informativo.

  1. La primera opción es un relato de un evento real, es un dato fáctico.
  2. La segunda opción expone la opinión del autor sobre la actitud de las personas a bordo del barco, calificándolas de prepotentes en lugar de avergonzadas por su situación. Se trata de una afirmación interpretativa del autor.
  3. La tercera opción es la cita de la opinión de otro escritor, no la del autor principal.
  4. La cuarta opción es una pregunta retórica que plantea el autor sobre el costo del rescate, no una afirmación directa de su posición.

Answer:

B. The 52 scientists, journalists, and tourists on the ship acted entitled instead of being embarrassed by their entirely avoidable predicament. (paragraph 2)