Answer:
alliteration, simile, and imagery
Explanation:
alliteration: slowly sinking
simile: crumbling LIKE pastries
imagery: visual
The correct answer should be it affects society's trust in news outlets
One of the most important aspects of journalism is for the news to be credible. If they're not then people don't want to use them as a service for news. If plagiarizing occurs, the news source loses trust.
Homophone, homograph, and homonym
An edict is a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. A tale is a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event,incident, or case; <span>story</span>
The correct answer is option two.
An infinitive phrase consists of an infinitive verb, and can be followed by a complement or a modifier, which is usually an adverb.
In the sentence above, the infinitive phrase comes before a complement "variety and interest to their writing."