Question

Read the excerpt from E.O. Wilson’s “The Environmental Ethic.”

Answer 1

The correct option is this WILSON RELATES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO THE READER'S LIFE.

In the excerpt given above, Wilson was talking about the importance of preserving the diverse species of plants and animals that exist in the environment. Wilson decided to make his points effective by relating the importance of having these species around directly to his readers. He narrated to his readers the plants and animals species that have been of tremendous help to human health, thus, making them see the importance of preserving these species.

Answer 2

In the excerpt provided in the question from "The Environmental Ethic" by E.O Wilson, the author is assessing the vast problems the human specie will face if more species become extinct.

The technique that Wilson uses in the excerpt provided to convey important information to his readers is by using metaphors that appeal to a wide range of the reader's senses. An example of this would be when he uses the term "potential biological wealth will be destroyed" referring to the negative impact on biology that the extinction of a specie will have. Or "Still undeveloped medicines, crops,..., will never come to light" to asses how multiple positive elements on the Earth will not be produced as a consequence of extinction. By using these metaphors, Wilson gets to explain a rather difficult and technical problem to a bigger audience, by appealing to their senses and common sense.