Read the excerpt from “the telephone: a truer tale.”
the story of the telephone’s invention in 1876 is one of hard work, determination, and triumph. many accounts make it sound like a fairy tale. after all, it has a terrific happy ending in which the hero, alexander graham bell, uses his astonishing new device to transmit the words “mr. watson, come here. i want to see you.” however, the true story of how the telephone came to be is not quite as happy as most imagine. in fact, it is not a tale of triumph at all, but one of tragedy. what’s more, the first words ever spoken over a wire could not possibly have been uttered by alexander graham bell, because he was only two years old at the time.
which quotation from the excerpt presents a counterclaim to the idea that the invention of the telephone was a triumphant event?
a: the story of the telephone’s invention in 1876 is one of hard work, determination, and triumph.
b: after all, it has a terrific happy ending in which the hero, alexander graham bell, uses his astonishing new device to transmit the words “mr. watson, come here. i want to see you.”
c: however, the true story of how the telephone came to be is not quite as happy as most imagine. in fact, it is not a tale of triumph at all, but one of tragedy.
d: what’s more, the first words ever spoken over a wire could not possibly have been uttered by alexander graham bell, because he was only two years old at the time.