Read the excerpt from “Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry.”In other cases, the censoring has been direct and brutal. On February 28, 1981 the morning newspaper carried a story about the burning of my novel, Bless Me, Ultima. The book was banned from high school classes in Bloomfield, New Mexico, and a school board member was quoted as saying: “We took the books out and personally saw that they were burned.”Which best describes how Anaya effectively uses rhetorical appeal to convince readers that censorship is a tool of the powerful?
Answer
A
Anaya uses words that lack emotional connotations to present a painful anecdote from his life.
B
Anaya presents facts from a newspaper story about school board members burning his books.
C
Anaya establishes his credibility as a published Chicano author by referring to his first novel.
D
Anaya delivers a passionate argument against the ability of school boards to ban books.
Explanation
Anaya cites a specific newspaper story and quotes a school board member describing the books being removed and burned. This concrete report supports his point by showing school officials using their authority to control what students can read. The choice about a passionate argument is less accurate because this excerpt relies mainly on a reported incident rather than an extended emotional appeal.
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