Read the excerpt from silent spring. there had been several sudden and unexplained deaths, not only among adults but even among children, who would be stricken suddenly while at play and die within a few hours. which best describes how this excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the sentence proves that the author is knowledgeable. the sentence creates an image of children at play. the sentence discusses the death of children. the sentence offers facts about diseases adults contract.

This excerpt appeals to readers' emotions because the sentence discusses the death of children (letter C).

Explanation:

This excerpt was taken from Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring", in which she discusses the harmful effects of the use of pesticides. In these particular lines, Rachel appeals to the readers' emotions when she mentions children who died just a few hours after having fallen sick while playing. This is a strong image to most - if not all - people. The death of a child is seen all over the world as something unnatural. Children are "supposed" to be healthy, to live and grow old, to complete life's cycle properly. Depriving a child from having the chance to grow up is enough reason to infuriate and revolt societies.

it exposes the hypocrisy of religion and christian supporters of slavery