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Read the excerpt from children of the drug wars what technique does the author use in each excerpt to support her purpose

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B. The first excerpt uses facts and statistics. and the second excerpt is told as a story.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the first article by Sonia Nazario, she extensively used facts and figures to explain the damage that had been done by drug lords in Central America. To explain the extent of damage done by drug cartels an interview by the United Nations High Commission revealed that 58% of the children said that their main reason for wanting to leave their countries was violence. She also noted a 712% increase in the number of people who sought asylum within the span of 5 years.

The second excerpt was mainly a story of a boy named Luis Enrique MotiƱo Pineda. The narrative was told as a story

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