Read the excerpt from "the telephone: a truer tale.”

the story of the telephone’s invention in 1876 is one of hard work, determination, and triumph. many accounts make it sound like a fairy tale. after all, it has a terrific happy ending in which the hero, alexander graham bell, uses his astonishing new device to transmit the words "mr. watson, come here. i want to see you.” however, the true story of how the telephone came to be is not quite as happy as most imagine. in fact, it is not a tale of triumph at all, but one of tragedy. what’s more, the first words ever spoken over a wire could not possibly have been uttered by alexander graham bell, because he was only two years old at the time.

based on the excerpt, which statement best describes the author’s attitude toward alexander graham bell?

the author greatly dislikes bell for taking credit for the invention of the telephone.
the author feels pity for bell because he is not the real inventor of the telephone.
the author celebrates bell even though he gives him only partial credit for the telephone.
the author feels it is important to show that bell was not the true inventor of the telephone.

A) The author greatly dislikes Bell for taking credit for the invention of the telephone.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from "The Telephone: A Truer Tale” we can see how the narrator starts by telling the story of the telephone's invention in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell, and saying that despite being labeled as a story of hard work, determination, and triumph, it was actually a tragedy, because Graham Bell was only two years old when the actual inventor of the telephone spoke the first words over a wire. So, from the given information, we can infer that the author greatly dislikes Bell for taking credit for the invention of the telephone.

The author feels it is important to show that Bell was not the true inventor of the telephone.​

Explanation:

The author acknowledges the importance of Alexander Graham Bell in telephony, but he finds it important that it be shown that Bell was not the person who made the communication on a wire. For this reason, the author believes that it is necessary to credit the true inventor of the Telephone. With this we can conclude that the correct answer is "The author feels it is important to show that Bell was not the true inventor of the telephone."

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