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Exploring Cultural Identity through Language

Question 3 • IS11100 CA-English 11 09

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?

Answer
A
an appeal based on emotion
B
an appeal based on logic
C
an appeal based on the author’s character
D
an appeal based on the author’s feelings
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