Which statement BEST tells what the author of the text does in the following sentence. "One writer says we must ignore criticisms of super-speed vacuum trains. We must just move forward developing them."

The author is introducing a point of view that he or she disagrees with.
The author is trying to decide if he or she agrees with that point of view.
The author is introducing his or her own point of view.

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings