What is the impact of the author's choice to
include these sentences in the last paragraph of
the article?
While the iron of public sentiment is hot let us
strike hard. In particular, a reservation or
national park of the only other species of
Sequoia, the sempervirens, or redwood, hardly
less wonderful than the gigantea, should be
quickly secured. It will have to be acquired by
gift or purchase, for the Government has sold
every section of the entire redwood belt from
the Oregon boundary to below Santa Cruz.
The call to action has less of an
impact because it is so late in the
article.
The call to action changes the mood
of the article from emotional to
aggressive.
The call to action makes an
impression because it is the last
thing readers read.
The call to action strengthens the
author's credibility as an expert on sequoias