Read the excerpt from We Shall Not Be Moved. Many of the workers were still penniless from the dull summer season, and had never bought warm clothes. They wore short little jackets or sweaters, their best shirtwaists, and their largest hats, those with the most elaborate decorations. They thought of themselves as representing their union to the rest of the world, therefore a good appearance was important. So they marched in twos and threes, shivering, and holding their signs aloft. Which best states the author's purpose for including information about the appearance of the striking workers in the text? to show the pride the workers had in their union to show the irresponsibility of the workers in the union to show the workers' interest in fashion trends to show the workers' inability to get weather information

-> to show the pride the workers had in their union

The workers are penniless, yet they still wear their best clothes. It says, "They thought of themselves as representing their union to the rest of the world, therefore a good appearance was important", showing the workers are dressed up because they are representing other people and showing a bad appearance would make them look bad.

The answer is not: "To show the irresponsibility of the workers in the union" because putting on good clothes does not mean irresponsibility.

"To show the workers' interest in fashion trends" does not make sense because that is not why the workers dressed up.

"To show the workers' inability to get weather information" Is also incorrect - the workers are cold because they do not have enough money, not because they don't know about the weather.