Read the excerpt from Chapter 4 of Wheels of Change. Which statement about the excerpt is objective?

Annie Londonderry wasn't the only one who pushed the limits of time and distance on her two-wheeler. In the late 1890s, several women took the concept of riding a century-100 miles-to the extreme by peeling off two, three, four, or more centuries in a row. Perhaps the greatest female century rider performed outside the spotlight. Dora Rinehart's exploits hardly ever were reported beyond the western United States, where the Colorado native earned the title "America's Greatest Cyclienne." Rinehart took up the bicycle to regain her strength after suffering scarlet fever. She started with short rides, but quickly built up her endurance. In 1896 alone, she pedaled 17,196 miles, more than any other woman in the United States. That included stretches of 10 days in July and 20 days from October 31 through November 19 when she rode a century every day.

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Livia Goodwin

20 June, 12:23

Read the excerpt from Chapter 4 of Wheels of Change. Which statement about the excerpt is objective?

Annie Londonderry wasn't the only one who pushed the limits of time and distance on her two-wheeler. In the late 1890s, several women took the concept of riding a century-100 miles-to the extreme by peeling off two, three, four, or more centuries in a row. Perhaps the greatest female century rider performed outside the spotlight. Dora Rinehart's exploits hardly ever were reported beyond the western United States, where the Colorado native earned the title "America's Greatest Cyclienne." Rinehart took up the bicycle to regain her strength after suffering scarlet fever. She started with short rides, but quickly built up her endurance. In 1896 alone, she pedaled 17,196 miles, more than any other woman in the United States. That included stretches of 10 days in July and 20 days from October 31 through November 19 when she rode a century every day.

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Zaria Alexander · Answer 1

Hello! Your question is missing the options. I've found them online. They are as follows:

Which statement about the excerpt is objective?

A. Dora Rinehart earned the title of "America's Greatest Cyclienne" in the western part of the United States.

B. The fact that Dora Rinehart pedaled more miles in 1896 than other woman proves she was the best.

C. Riding one hundred miles was known as "riding a century" and was as grueling and unforgiving as it sounds.

D. It was unfair that the efforts of Annie Londonderry were more widely known than those of Dora Rinehart.

Answer:

The statement that is objective is:

A. Dora Rinehart earned the title of "America's Greatest Cyclienne" in the western part of the United States.

Explanation:

An objective statement must present facts without any interference based on the author's opinions or emotions. Therefore, we are usually taught to look for a statement that does not use subjective adjectives to express an opinion. Notice that letters B through D do that. When they say best, grueling, unforgiving, and unfair, they are expressing the author's opinions. You could say that letter A does present an adjective like that as well: greatest. But we must notice a huge difference here. This is not the author speaking. The author is not the one claiming that woman was the greatest. The author is simply telling us that she was, at her time, considered the greatest in the western part of the US. That is a historical fact that the author is letting us know objectively.