A) The prosecuting attorney made a note about the defendant's anger when speaking about the victim, so he could utilize it in his cross-examination.
This is best revises the original sentence for wordiness. The words eliminated are "For the purpose of remembering to". Taking out these prepositional phrases focuses the dependent clause on the verb utilize rather than the actions of remembering and purpose. This helps to eliminate confusion or distractions for the reader. One way to help eliminate answers is that option D does not really make any changes. Option B and C are the same except for the placement of the dependent clause. Moving the dependent clause does not actually change the wordiness of the sentence.
D. It sways the audience’s thinking or action
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Krakauer often talks about how people have attempted to live off the land in Alaska. Some people have died, and others are just bombarded by mosquitoes and other deadly things in nature. Alaska is not just beautiful, but can be very harsh. He wants people to not be so ignorant about Mother Nature. The author even compares the wandering into Alaska as wandering into death. Just not being prepared for the elements of what Alaska can give.
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