Read the following excerpt and identify the author's primary tone:
"The rapid fragmentation of the Central Forest Spine threatens to sever remaining wildlife corridors forever. If immediate ecological interventions are not mandated, the Malayan tiger faces imminent local extinction within our generation."
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. apprehensive and urgent
- Step 1: Examine diction and rhetorical stance: words like 'fragmentation', 'sever', 'threatens', 'imminent local extinction' convey deep alarm and an immediate imperative for action.
- Step 2: Characterize the tone as 'apprehensive and urgent' (fearful for future consequences and demanding prompt remedy).
Answer
apprehensive and urgent.
Why not the others: 'celebratory and festive' contradicts the grave warning about extinction; 'detached and indifferent' fails to capture the emotive urgency; 'humorous and satirical' misreads a serious environmental crisis as comedic.
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