Which of the following is the best example of a formal tone?
a. beat the eggs for two minutes until they're frothy and foamy. then pour them into the greased pan.
b. brandy's dad gave her the most awesome present for her birthday- a trip to cancun.
c. this is to inform you that your book has been rejected by our publishing company.
d. you know that party we crashed? well, the cops shut it down after we left.

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