ELA Reading Sample Items
Now answer Numbers 7 through 12. Base your answers on the
passage "How Do We Know When a Species at Risk Has Recovered?
It's Not Just a Matter of Numbers."
7. How does the author establish his credibility to discuss the topic?
by describing his goals
by describing his opinions
by describing his research
by describing his frustrations
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Rhetorical Appeal
(ETHOS)