Read the excerpt and determine the author's tone:
"Corporate sustainability pledges that trumpet 'net-zero targets by 2050' while quietly expanding fossil extraction today are nothing short of performative cynicism. Public relations greenwashing cannot substitute for legally binding, immediate emission caps."
The author's tone is best characterized as:
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. indignant and fiercely condemning corporate hypocrisy
- Step 1: Analyze diction: phrases like 'performative cynicism' and 'public relations greenwashing' express righteous anger and severe moral condemnation.
- Step 2: The tone is indignant and fiercely critical of empty corporate environmental promises.
Answer
indignant and fiercely condemning corporate hypocrisy.
Why not the others: 'playfully humorous and mildly teasing public relations' misinterprets serious climate outrage as humor; 'tentative, cautious, and neutral toward corporate claims' overlooks the vehement direct accusation; 'admiring and praising visionary corporate leadership' asserts the exact opposite of the passage's scathing censure.
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