Question

read the sentence from a summary about the hot zone. richard prestons book the hot zone details the steps soldiers and scientists took to identify the deadly ebola virus found in monkeys near washington, d.c. what best describes this sentence taken from a summary of this book? not objective because it is based on facts and does not present feelings or opinions. it is objective because it presents personal feelings and opinions in addition to the facts. it is subjective because it is based on facts and does not present feelings or opinions. it is subjective because it presents personal feelings and opinions in addition to the facts.

Explanation:

To determine if the sentence is objective or subjective, we analyze: An objective statement is based on facts without personal feelings/opinions. The sentence describes what the book details (steps taken to identify Ebola), which is factual. The first option says it's objective as it's fact - based and has no personal feelings/opinions. Other options misclassify: second says it has personal feelings (wrong), third and fourth say subjective (wrong as no opinions/feelings are shown).

Answer:

A. It is objective because it is based on facts and does not present feelings or opinions.