Personification is basically taking an inanimate object and describing it as something only living things can do.
Ex: The wind howled
The wind isn't alive, so it can't howl
Answer:
A. Critical listening
Explanation:
"Evaluating the quality of information, ideas, and arguments presented by a speaker"
Evaluating information presented by someone is critical listening. I got this answer by breaking down and simplifying the sentence.
Answer:
To support a very general thesis about the text
