The workers in each of them had their own peculiar diseases. And the wandering visitor might be skeptical about all the swindles, but he could not be skeptical about these, for the worker bore the evidence of them about on his own person— generally he had only to hold out his hand. [The Jungle]
How do the underlined sentences in the first paragraph contribute to the central ideas of the text? [RL 2, RL 4]
A
The author focuses on the unhygienic habits of the workers to shift the negative focus from the employer to the employee.
B
The author creates a direct correlation between the health of the workers with the conditions of the workplace.
C
The author uses positive diction to show the optimism of the industry workers.
D
The author uses medical evidence to slander the meat-packing industry.