An author might present facts and statistics to prove his or her opinion. What type of appeal is this?
D. Unbiased
I would say that the statement that shows this is a realist text is the description of human struggles in the form of Ivan Ilyich's suffering.
It is very realistic to show the everyday human struggles in a realist piece of literature.
Chocolate was learned about when Europeans explored Africa. I do not know how did found out. I hope this answers the "when" part of the question
Basically it is to organize your thoughts. You would usually make a Topic Web before you do a research paper, or essay.
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