(11.RI.1.B) Some California rivers are drained nearly dry by the time they reach the coast -85 percent of all water in the state is used for agricultural purposes. In exchange for this staggering ecological assault, I am able to buy California lettuce year-round. The author is considering changing the word from assault to problem. How will this impact the tone of the text? A) The neutral connotation will not have any effect on the message of the text.
B) The weaker connotation of the word will weaken the importance of the message of the text.
C) The neutral connotation will not have any effect on the message of the text.
D) The strong connotation matches the current connotation, so there will be no effect on the message.