Answer:
The type of evidence used in the passage is:
A. statistical evidence.
Explanation:
In the passage we are analyzing here, the author mentions a couple of percentages to make his point. This is an example of statistical evidence. This type of evidence relies on numbers, usually resulting from surveys and researches, to offer support to a claim. If I say, for instance, that 70% of people who eat eggs lose fat and gain mass more quickly than those who do not eat eggs, I will be using statistical evidence to prove my point that eating eggs is helpful for bodybuilders - that is just an example.
Two things. Wave in water or wave with a hand.
Answer: The readers can infer that the stories told about the barbarians were told in a way to make the barbarians sound terrifying and dangerous. The fishermen were, most likely, told about the barbarians in a way to make the fishermen fear them, as a sign to beware of them.
Explanation: The way the barbarians were described was terrifying, almost gruesome. The person describing the barbarians most likely was trying to warn them not to run in to them.