Question

How does including this excerpt at the beginning of the essay contribute to his arguments impact

Answer 1

The answer is option D "It introduces a problem that the essay will attempt to solve." Using context clues you would find out that the first paragraph is addressing a problem. Which would make this a explanatory essay which is a essay that gives key details about a certain time in history and how the issue (problem) was solved. So the rest of the excerpt would most likely include details about the problem and how it was solved.

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