Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” in other cases, the censoring has been direct and brutal. on february 28, 1981 the morning newspaper carried a story about the burning of my novel, bless me, ultima. the book was banned from high school classes in bloomfield, new mexico, and a school board member was quoted as saying: “we took the books out and personally saw that they were burned.” which best describes the rhetorical appeal used to illustrate the destructive nature of censorship? factual evidence is used to appeal to the reader’s sense of logic a painful event is described to appeal to the reader’s sympathy the author’s novel is referenced to appeal to his credibility as a writer a strong opinion is presented to appeal to the reader’s anger

The statement that best describes the rhetorical appeal used to illustrate the destructive nature of censorship in this excerpt from Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry is the first one:

"Factual evidence is used to appeal to the reader's sympathy"

The fact that there is a quote from a school board member saying he did see this burning happening himself is very convincing for the reader and provoques their feelings empathy.

the correct answer is c. he speculates on what might happen at given points in the future in a world without people. alan h. weisman is an american author, professor, and journalist. authors organize their information with a purpose. they present their ideas in an organized way. this is called text structure. weisman uses text structure so as to improve overall comprehension and to prove his points.

the use supports it by making it seem like the dictators are not bad to the people when the truly are.