This question is culled from the passage; "Benjamin Franklin: About An American Life". Given the content of this passage, we can deduce that it is;
- D: A biography of Franklin intended for a general audience.
A biography is an account of the life and affairs of a person. Walter Issacson wrote a biography of Benjamin in which recounted several aspects of his life.
For example, he made the statement, "Some who see the selection of Franklin in the world today fret about a shallowness of soul and a spiritual complacency that seem to permeate a culture of materialism."
This statement shows that the writer was recounting the style and ways of Benjamin Franklin and how the American public viewed him.
Thus, we can deduce that the passage is a biography of Benjamin Franklin that is meant for a general audience.
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The answer is the first one.
In "Writers often disavow the notion of a 'literary duty'" the author conveys a somewhat condescending attitude, as if they would always follow this and set aside anyone who said otherwise. This attitude says the author is looking down on them, and that the author believes that many authors do not meet their standards.
Another answer I would consider is "...writers ruined by their shrill commitments." However, there is no context or clear tone. The author could be mournful of the lost potential for all we know.
The answer is (C), becuse the reader does not now was is threatening the characters lives. In the other answers it told "it" was thereatening their lifes. This is why (c) has the sentence fragment.
