I would say C. The passage is talking about death and C is the only one that mentions death.
Sloppy is the word that indicates bias because other journalists might not call them sloppy.
they come from greek roots
example, gravitropsim
gravi is gravity
tropos means 'turning'
so means turning to gravtity
phototroposism
photos=light
tropos='turning'
so it means turning toward the light
photosynthysis
photos=light
synthysis=tuning into or transforming into a useable form
so it means turning light into a usable form
I think it is accent marks and re-spelling because they always have accent marks when they are trying to help you pronounce the word and they help you recognize what letters to pronounce how to pronounce them.