Part a: which statement expresses the central idea of the text?

a
johnson, jackson, and vaughan challenged prejudice at naca to accomplish what african american women had never been allowed or expected to do before.
b
while all naca “computers” advance women and african american rights, johnson was responsible for grabbing the nation’s attention.
c
the public wasn’t aware of african american women’s role in naca until recently because the organization kept their involvement a secret.
d
johnson, jackson, and vaughan would have gone on to accomplish great things at naca if it weren’t for the discrimination they faced because of their gender and race.

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings