Question

What does Roosevelt mean when he says a muck-raker is like a person who "fixes his eyes only on that which is vile and debasing"?

A He is comparing muck-rakers with people who enjoy creating problems.
B He is comparing muck-rakers with people who focus on negative things.
C He is establishing a standard from which to judge whether people are good or bad.
D He is establishing a standard of what is good muck-raking and what is bad muck-raking.

Answer 1

I think the answer is letter B

Answer 2

He is comparing muck-rakers with people who focus on negative things. The correct option is B.

Roosevelt was highlighting that all of these"muckrakers" as he dubbed them only reported on the bad aspects and never on the good ones. He claimed this because as reporters they were focusing more on getting people to read their articles than telling the truth. Consequently, this gave way to several factual errors in their writings.