Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "oh! cruel fate! " cried the sirian with indignation, "who could conceive of this excess of maniacal rage! it makes me want to take three steps and crush this whole anthill of ridiculous assassins." in this excerpt, the sirian reacts to a description of human wars. his reaction can best be described as

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings