Ridicule, deride, mock, taunt mean to make an object of laughter of. ridicule implies a deliberate often malicious belittling. consistently ridiculed everything she said deride suggests contemptuous and often bitter ridicule
It is the third answer choice. the other answers are not covered or talked about in the passage. the passage mainly talks about how their relationship is not going to work out well at all. Hope this helps
Franklin D Roosevelt uses pathos more often in his speeches than ethos and logos.