The Odyssey and Epic Poetry: An Introduction, Part 1 — Cumulative exam

Question 16 • Online ELA 9 - A

Which excerpt from Winona LaDuke’s "A Case for Waawaatesi” best appeals to readers’ logic?

Answer

Think of it this way, your ancestors navigated by the stars, and today most people won’t walk outside without a GPS. That’s a crazy loss of direction or skill at some level for sure.

Nocturnal animals sleep during the day and are active at night. Light pollution radically alters their world by turning night into day.

It’s things like frogs, who make it their business to croak at night, particularly when mating. Artificial lights disrupt their mojo and that means less frogs and reduced populations.

Migratory birds depend on cues from properly timed seasonal schedules. Artificial lights can cause them to migrate too early or too late and miss ideal climate conditions for nesting, foraging and other behaviors.

Explanation

Choice D best appeals to logic because it gives a specific cause-and-effect explanation: artificial lights can disrupt migratory birds’ timing, causing them to miss favorable conditions for nesting and finding food. The details about seasonal schedules and climate conditions support the claim with a reasoned explanation. The other choices rely more on a personal comparison or informal language.

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