Answer:
C. To use persuasion to convince readers to accept an opinion
Explanation:
An argument is the main statement of a poem, an essay, a short story, or a novel, which usually appears as an introduction, or a point on which the writer will develop his work in order to convince his readers. Literature does not merely entertain. It also intends to shape the outlook of readers.
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Your answer will be "capable of being"
think of it as "able to *root*"
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Either C or D I would say. Compared it to steel and plastic, but also related it to using slaves to get the sugar