Read the excerpt from "Children of the Drug Wars." He also asked Congress to grant powers that could eliminate legal protections for children from Central America in order to expedite removals, a change that Republicans in Congress have also advocated. This would allow life-or-death decisions to be made within hours by Homeland Security officials, even though studies have shown that border patrol agents fail to adequately screen Mexican children to see if they are being sexually exploited by traffickers or fear persecution, as the agents are supposed to do. Why would they start asking Central American children key questions needed to prove refugee status? Which element of the excerpt indicates that it is an editorial?
Answer
A
words with strong connotations
B
an unbiased view of the events
C
clear evidence of facts and statistics
D
a story-like presentation
Explanation
The excerpt uses emotionally charged language, such as “life-or-death decisions” and “fail to adequately screen,” to express criticism and influence the reader’s view. Those words have strong connotations, which is a common feature of an editorial. The other choices do not fit: the passage is not unbiased or story-like, and factual references alone do not make it an editorial.
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