It’s the third one :) it wasn’t for “modern readers” nor was it because he like Greek mythology. Also this obviously isn’t factual history. I hope this helps!
Gladwell's purpose in the last part of the essay is to evoke the reader's emotions. He did it through using quotations.
1. C. The paragraph gives a brief overview of mad cow disease.2. It's a site where anyone can modify the content. The wiki part of the address tells you this is true.3. The evidence supporting a claim about the benefits of water conservation. 4. Scientific American- it's a scholarly periodical.5. how to set up the yards... The last sentence in the passage introduces this part.6. evidence about the number of people killed during the Spanish flu pandemic.7. .com is the most unreliable as it's the least regulated.8. a fact about the drought9. Today's farm machines can milk more than 100 cows an hour. This fits best because it follows a sentence stating the the milking process is superior. This fact makes that seem true.
This is largely based off of personal preference, not factual thinking or reasoning. As such, our two answers would be different.
