Appealing to an Audience with Sources

Question 3 • FL-1001420-AP English Language and Composition Sem 1 - Flex

Which quotation from Bordogna’s remarks shows commentary connecting evidence to a claim?

Answer

“Ken Olsen, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, said in 1977, ‘There is no reason for any individuals to have a computer in their home.’”

“Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, said in 1943, ‘I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.’”

“Each of the individuals I quoted spoke of what he could see in present time, and likely the present in his own small corner of society.”

“I am delighted to be here this evening.”

“For example, in 1907, the Chief Executive Officer of the Western Telegraph Company said, ‘I do not look upon any system of wireless telegraphy as a serious competition with our cables.’”

Explanation

Commentary connects evidence to a claim by explaining what the quoted examples show. Choice C interprets the earlier quotations, saying each speaker judged the future from what he could see in his own time and surroundings. The other choices give quotations or an opening remark, but do not explain how the evidence supports a broader point.

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