Read the following passage:
the spotted owl population continues to decrease in the forests of the westem united states and canada. its terrible decline has been spurred by an increase in the cruel and vicious logging practices that occurred for so long. in canada, there are fewer than 30 breeding pairs left in the wild
which phrase from this passage is a subjective element that makes the passage less trustworthy?
a. population continues to decline
b. 30 breeding pairs left in the wild
c. forests of the western united states and canada
d. cruel and vicious logging practices
plz

D. Cruel and vicious logging practices

"Its terrible decline has been spurred by an increase in the cruel and vicious logging practices that occurred for so long." Is the subjective element in the above paragraph.

Explanation:

A subjective statement, is a point within text that holds its assumed facts based on an individuals: opinions, feelings, perceptions, desires e.t.c.

It is solely built on an individuals opinions without focusing on other peoples views on it.

This makes the statements factuality depend on the degree of accuracy and therefore correctness of the individuals statement.

In our statement above, the author of the paragraph gives his views on the logging practices.

He feels that the logging is vicious and cruel. The claim that he makes here makes the statement subject to his evidence.

His evidence here is, the result from the feeling and perceptions he made out of the factual data he presents such as "The spotted owl population continues to decrease in the forests of the westem United States and Canada."

The statements factuality holds little proof for factuality since they were made out of an individuals perceptions, views or feelings towards the logging process.

Some other person might view this as, a sad, environmental pull down practice, based on his/her own judgement.