Question

This decision represented the consensus of the science

committee for the Rose Center's design and construction,
of which I served as head. While the accountability and
originality of our pedagogical approach to the subject lies
equally among us on the committee, as director of the
Hayden Planetarium I became the most visible exponent of
this decision when, a full year after the Rose Center
opened to the public, the New York Times broke a page 1
news story that we had demoted Pluto from its ranks of
planethood. I was thenceforth branded a public enemy of
Pluto lovers the world over.
- Neil deGrasse Tyson, The Pluto Files
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
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A. The Rose Center was designed specifically to house exhibits that
focused on astronomy or models of the solar system.
B. Even though the decision about Pluto was made by a lot of people.
Dr. Tyson received the most negative attention for it.
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C. Dr. Tyson is the director of the Hayden Planetarium and has been
involved with the exhibits at the Rose Center for many years.
D. The science committee is usually responsible for most of the
scientific exhibits that are displaved in the Rose Center

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

B. Even though the decision about Pluto was made by a lot of people. Dr. Tyson received the most negative attention for it.

Step-by-step explanation:

The central or main idea of the paragraph is one which the author wants to convey to his/her readers. In most of the cases, even if substitute other information, nouns, places dates etc. the central idea remain the same. However if we change the central idea/point of the paragraph, it will become something totally new.

This paragraph from Neil deGrasse Tyson's "The Pluto Files" starts about telling the readers about that decision which was made by consensus, gives supporting details, and ends with author telling the readers what happened as a result of that decision (he was branded as a public enemy by Pluto lovers.)

Options A, C, and D are not even talked in this paragraph.