Critical Reading Tone Question

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<p>This isn't an actual question, but having done a lot of practice tests, and taken the real SAT once, I just happen to notice that on many of the author's "tone" towards something in the passage - it usually seems to be the answer "genuine appreciation". </p>

<p>Maybe I'm just searching for some sort of pattern that's not there, but for some reason, it seems to me that whenever an the passage speaks about a famous author, or someone's work (Elliot is a popular one), or a famous figure, the answer is usually "genuine appreciation".</p>

<p>I could totally wrong, and maybe all these practice tests are getting to me.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t say the tone is always “genuine appreciation”, but I will say that the passages are generally always positive. The CB tries very very hard not to offend anybody.</p>

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<p>I agree. I see the pattern of positive tone in the SAT passages. CB is a politcally correct organization for sure.</p>

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<p>Elliot who?</p>

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<p>Yeah, I see very few passages that are ever negative on the SAT. And almost none that are indifferent (if the tone was indifferent, why would the author write about it). But yes, CB does aspire to be politically correct, which is why many of the passages when it talks about people or cultures are usually positive.</p>