This passage has a melancholic mood. You can tell this due to some specific key words: "dull", "dark", "soundless." They all have a negative connotation. The imagery of a lone rider in a dreary and dull country under the oppressive sky may clue you in that the overall passage has a sad tone to it. Even later in the passage the author states that the scene is melancholic.
D. he didn't like the medium as no other comments could have stopped him.
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A rhetorical precis analyzes both the content (the what) and the delivery (the how) of a unit of spoken or written discourse. It is a highly structured four-sentence paragraph blending summary and analysis
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<em>These passages differ in their ideas about the Magnusson fishery and conservation act in the sense that the first author warns that the act is insufficient, while the second author argues that it may be too strict. (D)</em>
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<u>Explanation:</u>
Both the authors have given different perspectives and shared distinct opinions on the Magnusson act. There are different facts and figures which have been put forward by both the writers supporting respective opinions. The later considers this act and its regulations may affect fisheries and its overall supply while the former considers this act as an insufficient one.