as of today we have, as i noted early, no supreme court justices, and we have only 10 out of 147 active…

as of today we have, as i noted early, no supreme court justices, and we have only 10 out of 147 active circuit court judges and 30 out of 587 active district court judges. those numbers are grossly below our proportion of the population. -“a latina judge’s voice,” sonia sotomayor\nwhat is the author’s intended tone, based on her use of the word grossly?\none expressing humor\none expressing outrage\none expressing a feeling of joy\none expressing a neutral feeling
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Brief Explanations:
The word "grossly" implies a strong negative reaction. It suggests that the author is shocked or indignant about the low numbers of certain court - judges in relation to the population. This is characteristic of an outraged tone.
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one expressing outrage