15. Read the following excerpt and identify the intended audience. In recent years the growing concern over pollution and traffic has encouraged more people to give up their cars and ride their bikes. While good for the environment, the increase i
cyclists on the road has created some safety concerns. What rules and accountability do bicyclists have? Local law enforcement imposes a number of rules on drivers and as a
community we should insist that there are rules for the cyclists as well. Riders need to take their role on the road as seriously as drivers do.
Which of the following best identifies the intended audience of the excerpt?
The intended audience is community members who ride their bikes.
The intended audience is members in the community,
o
The intended audience is police officers.
The intended audience is drivers in the community
no

What is darrow’s main argument and the claims he makes in this excerpt? a. darrow argues that even if the boys are horrible monsters, their deaths will not solve the problems of society; he claims that society wants the boys to be executed because people enjoy watching public executions. b. he argues that the people who should be held responsible for the crime are leopold’s and loeb’s parents since they neglected their sons; he claims that leopold and loeb were jealous of the boy they killed because he had expensive belongings they could not afford. c. darrow argues that the boys should not face the death penalty; he claims they both suffer from mental illnesses that make them unable to tell the difference between a dream and reality. d. he argues that leopold and loeb, particularly dickie loeb, should not be executed; he claims they were teenagers who didn’t have proper adult guidance, so they are not responsible for what they did.