Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."

in the course of my explorations twenty-five years ago, i found five sawmills located on or near the lower margin of the sequoia belt, all of which were cutting more or less big tree lumber, which looks like the redwood of the coast, and was sold as redwood. one of the smallest of these mills in the season of 1874 sawed two million feet of sequoia lumber. since that time other mills have been built among the sequoias, notably the large ones on kings river and the head of the fresno.

what does the appeal in this excerpt mainly achieve?
a)it establishes the credibility of the author.
b)it lays out a logical sequence of events.
c)it makes the audience feel sorry for the trees.
d)it provides reasons to support the author’s claim.

A). It establishes the credibility of the author.

Explanation:

There are numerous appeals(emotional, logical, ethical) employed by authors to establish their credibility and convince the audience to believe in the claims offered by them.

As per the question, the appeal in the excerpt from "Save the Redwoods" mainly functions to 'establish the credibility of the author' it substantiates the author's claims significantly. The events and experiences offered by the author in this excerpt enhance the reliability of the author's central claim to 'Save the redwoods' among the audience. Thus, option A is the correct answer.

a

Explanation:

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free time is when all my homework and chores have been done for the day and i am "free" to do things that i enjoy doing.

usually i spend time watching television. as my favorite tv shows come on at specific times, i make sure that i finish my homework and chores well before the shows. otherwise i will have to miss them. mostly i manage to watch the shows but sometimes extra homework or chores may cause me to miss a show or two, but it is rare. anyhow if i know that i am definitely not able to catch a show in time, i will just set the video recorder to tape the show sothe evening when the weather is fine, i sometimes go for a stroll around the neighborhood with my friends. this is the time when most the neighbors have come home from work or school. we say hello to those whom we know. they are mostly friendly people and they acknowledge our greetings. once in a while we come upon unfriendly neighbors but we just ignore them and carry on. that i can watch it later.

in this passage from "animal farm", by george orwell, the statement that best explains how boxer's response supports the author's purpose in writing an allegory is option b) orwell uses boxer's decision to avoid more carnage by working hard to show how the working class was manipulated. boxer and the other animals feel they are responsible for their carnage because napoleon uses propaganda to manipulate the animals of the farm.

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