C. The auther uses humor to decide the issue for themselves.
A paragraph in an essay and NOT an example of insertion.
The answer is 2.Stan is a voracious reader, an expressive writer, and a skillful painter because in a parallel structure all of the ideas hold the same amount of importance. For example, in this sentence the ideas are that Stan is a reader, a writer, and lastly a painter.
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Reading isn't "reasonably' strong or solid ;)
