Ineed which of these uses pathos? a. dribble it. pass it. throw it. we want a basket. b. anderson soars through the air like superman and catches the ball. then he tosses it into the basket with the force of hercules. c. the thunderclouds have won 10 out of 12 games this season, and they are ranked number one in the division. d. our basketball team has a chance of winning the state championship game this year.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.