Read the passage and answer the question that follows:

The fool who has not sense to discriminate between what is good and what is bad is well-nigh as dangerous as the man who does discriminate and yet chooses the bad. There is nothing more distressing to every good patriot, to every good American, than the hard, scoffing spirit which treats the allegation of dishonesty in a public man as a cause for laughter.

Based on the words in bold, the overall tone of the selected lines is one of (5 points)

agreement
pleading
criticism
disinterest
@Love_Ranaa

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Read the passage and answer the question that follows:

The fool who has not sense to discriminate between what is good and what is bad is well-nigh as dangerous as the man who does discriminate and yet chooses the bad. There is nothing more distressing to every good patriot, to every good American, than the hard, scoffing spirit which treats the allegation of dishonesty in a public man as a cause for laughter.

Based on the words in bold, the overall tone of the selected lines is one of (5 points)

 	
	agreement
	pleading
	criticism
	disinterest
@Love_Ranaa

love_ranaa · Answer

What words are in bold?

love_ranaa · Answer

But it seems like he's criticizing someone, so criticism

anonymous · Answer

fool, as dangerous, nothing more distressing,allegation

love_ranaa · Answer

But the answer is criticism