Which sentence best summarizes the viewpoint Sue Macy explains in the passage?
Read each quotation from the chapter, and use the drop-down menus to identify the viewpoint. “By the time Krauss published his case study, other physicians had begun chronicling a wide variety of medical ills allegedly related to the bicycle.” “At a prayer-meeting the other night Samuel Stanley arose and denounced the act of bicycle-riding as unladylike, unchristian and a disgrace to the church.” “The medical experts and religious leaders charged with ensuring women's physical and moral welfare rejected [Charlotte Smith’s] predictions of doom and damnation as being greatly exaggerated.”
in favor of cycling✔ against cycling
✔ in favor of cyclingagainst cycling
Which details support the viewpoint that bicycling is unhealthy? Check all that apply.
Use the drop-down menus to identify the type of evidence presented in each supporting detail. “He took a four-mile, 25-minute ride with his friends that left him severely distressed.” “But his symptoms worsened overnight, and his heart was still racing at 130 beats per minute when Krauss saw him two months later.” “The doctor's diagnosis was short and to the point: ‘over-bicycling.’”
✔ factquotationexpert testimony
example✔ expert testimonystatistic
Which group of words have strong negative connotations? Which viewpoint is supported by the words with strong negative connotations?
✔ Cycling is a threat to women’s morality.Bicycles are not physically safe.The United States supports female cyclists.
Smith chose the underlined words for a reason. What effect did she hope to have on the audience by using words with strong negative connotations?
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