Answer: A
Explanation: B is an experience and doesn't give us a reason why, C is just the fact that other people have been doing it, and D is a comeback to a common objection to journal writing.
A good way of thinking about it is that A is the direct reason, and the rest is sort of supporting evidence. A would be the topic sentence in a persuasive essay, and the rest might come after it.
Gay marriage is just not like every traditional marriage but it's love. Gay people have been killed murderd the least we could do is give them that.
The correct answer is:
A) <em>the use of largely figurative language</em>
Answer:
trying to remember the most important parts of the passage and just making it a smaller answer