Read the excerpt from "Keynote Address." Crime has increased so that we are told one of every three Americans is afraid to walk in his own neighborhood after dark. Which best describes an appeal Inouye makes in this excerpt?

Inouye cites a statistic—that one in every three Americans fears walking in their neighborhood after dark—to make the danger of rising crime feel personal and alarming. The number supports an emotional appeal by helping listeners imagine how widespread that fear is. The best choice is A, “He uses a statistic to strengthen an emotional appeal.”

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