Read this passage from "the obligation to endure"
it is not my contention that chemical insecticides must
never be used. i do contend that we have put poisonous
and biologically potent chemicals indiscriminately into the
hands of persons largely or wholly ignorant of their
potentials for harm. we have subjected enormous
numbers of people to contact with these poisons, without
their consent and often without their knowledge,
how does carson appeal to ethos here?
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a. by showing the logical connections within her argument
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b. by citing a reliable outside source
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c. by highlighting the sad, depressing elements of the situation
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d. by qualifying her argument to illustrate its limits

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

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~courtney