Write the Appropriate Letters to Identify the Author's Purpose and Tone

question 2

Short Answer

Write the appropriate letters to identify the author's purpose and tone.
On December 12, 1990, John Joseph ("Johnnie Boy") Gotti was indicted for racketeering and murder.He had previously been acquitted at three separate trials in five years, earning him the sobriquet * "the Teflon Don." Gotti's ability to avoid conviction appears to have been aided by several factors: competition between Justice Department officials; a detective on the New York City Police Department's Intelligence Unit, who in 1993 pled guilty to selling secrets; and jury tampering-one juror was convicted of selling his vote.On April 2, 1992, Gotti was found guilty of forty-three federal charges, including six murders, one being that of mob boss Paul Castellano.Gorri's acting underboss, Frank Locascio, age fifty-nine, was found guilty of racketeering and murder conspiracy charges.On June 23, 1992, both were sentenced to life imprisonment.
(Howard Abadinsky, Organized Crime.Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Learning, 2000, p.124.)
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*sobriquet: nickname
The author's point is as follows:
a.Because of the incompetence of the FBI, John Gotti was able to avoid imprisonment for over a decade.
b.For years, Mafia boss John Gotti managed to avoid being convicted, but the federal government finally made its case against him in 1992.
c. Several factors contributed to John Gotti's ability to escape conviction for his crimes, but by 1992 none of those factors was working in Gotti's favor anymore, and he went to prison for life.
The author's purpose is
a.to inform readers about the conviction of John Joseph Gotti in 1992.
b.to persuade readers that John Joseph Gotti is a despicable gangster.
The author's tone is
a.disgusted.
b.cool.
c.surprised.
d.emotionally neutral.

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