In "Interview with Simon Ortiz," Ortiz describes exploitation and cultural appropriation: So it’s a rip-off and, of course, Indian writers are not immune from doing some of the same things non-Indian writers do—maybe they do it less, or maybe they are more excused when they do it. How does Ortiz's use of informal language in this excerpt affect the text? It helps create the interview's combative, hostile tone. It conveys the interview's cynical, detached tone. It gives the interview a more personal, familiar tone. It exemplifies the jovial, exuberant tone of the interview.