TEST GUIDE ENGLISH SUBTEST I - CSETs

English Subtest I
44. Use the information below to answer the question that follows.
A writer develops the paragraph below as part of an article for a business magazine about expanding
recycling programs.
Recycling preserves dwindling resources. Recycling saves landfill space. Recycling cuts
pollution. These arguments have been repeated so often that they no longer generate any sense
of urgency, especially when economic anxiety is outpacing concern about the environment. But
recycling is much more than a virtuous way to save the planet. It's a $100 billion industry that
employs around a million people in the United States and provides relatively inexpensive raw
material for U.S. manufacturers. Investments in recycling equipment and technology generate
additional economic activity. And those familiar environmental benefits have an economic side.
Reductions in landfill space, for example, translate into money saved and land made available for
development.
Which of the following statements most
accurately evaluates the writer's use of
appeals to persuade readers?
A. By emphasizing the benefits
recycling offers U.S. workers, the
writer makes an emotional appeal.
B. By explicitly endorsing the business
community's perspective on
recycling, the writer appeals to
authority.
C. By detailing how recycling generates
increased economic activity, the
writer appeals primarily to reason.
D. By addressing the environmental
benefits of recycling, the writer
introduces a strong moral appeal.
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