Answer:
C. one of the most successful investors in history
Explanation:
The version of the underlined portion of sentence 13 that best accomplishes the goal of convincing the reader to accept the techniques used by Warren Buffet as credible is option C.
This is because, stating that he is one of the most successful inventors in history gives him credibility and authority on the subject.
A. An easy to follow procedure
Answer:
One must mourn before moving on.
Explanation:
In the lines, the speaker talks about how they grateful that they still had their lives, but they were grief-stricken that their friends' lives had been lost. Before setting sail, they recognize the dead by raising a cry, three times. The best theme choice is that one must mourn before moving on. The ships do not leave port until they have mourned and saluted the lives of their friends who were lost. The other options aren't correct. There is no indicated that sadness destroyed anyone. Even though the speaker talks about the lives lost, he does not speak of them as being lost too soon. The last option is also not correct as there is no mention of lost souls.
