In the last line, how does David's throat tightening and his attempting to hold back tears characterize the father?

A)

It shows that David is angry and is tired of trying to

do things right for his son and wife.

B)

It shows that David is really too emotional and gets

upset far too easily than any man should.

C)

It reveals that David is ashamed of his son and ex-

wife and wishes both of them would change their

ways.

It reveals that David feels happy at his son's

D) happiness and sorrowful at his not spending time

with him.

Read this passage from geoffrey lean’s “one poor harvest away from chaos”: on wednesday, the food and agriculture organisation (fao) reported that global food prices has hit a record high and were likely to go on rising. . that is bad enough for britain, adding to the inflationary pressures from the soaring cost of oil and other commodities, not to mention the vat increase. but for the world’s poor, who have to spend 80 percent of their income on food, it could be catastrophic. why is the passage an example of deductive reasoning? a. the author is appealing to the feelings and emotions of the audience b. the author starts with specifics, using them to probe a general point. c. the author is starting with a general topic and moving to more specific information d. the author is showing that he biased against poor people