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C. to establish the intensity of the program
The second sentence, "I love vanilla ice cream, but my sister likes butter pecan," has the correct punctuation. In a compound sentence, the comma always goes before the coordinating conjunction (In your case, this conjunction was "but.").
Answer:
The answer would be C
Explanation:
Author's overall purpose: To argue that it depends on the circumstance, and that there are many factors that influence the decisions that a person makes.