Question

she 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, rested 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 readers emotions.
each presents factual evidence to appeal to the readers logic.
each documents career credentials to appeal to the readers ethics.
each discusses a political event to appeal to the readers logic.

Explanation:

The first excerpt tells the story of El Lider's baseball career setbacks and his subsequent actions. The second excerpt narrates a personal interaction (talking, having apple pie, the hand - holding moment with Carolyn). Both are anecdotes (short, personal stories). Anecdotes are often used to evoke emotions. The other options are incorrect:

• There is no factual evidence (like statistics or research results) presented in either excerpt to appeal to logic.
• There are no career credentials (like lists of jobs, degrees related to a career) in the second excerpt.
• There is no political event (like a policy discussion, election, etc.) in either excerpt.

Answer:

Each relates an anecdote to appeal to the reader's emotions.