1. How does the author of the article frame, or characterize, natural selection? A. The author characterizes natural selection as a mindless, violent animal.

B. The author personifies natural selection as a malicious killer, putting the evolutionary process in perspective by framing it with pre-meditated intent instead of natural biology and victims instead of prey.

C. The author exaggerates the process of natural selection, framing it in such a way to argue against the “survival of the fittest” mentality.

D. The author personifies natural selection as a malicious killer, suggesting that humanity, which is a link in the food chain, is as guilty as the evolutionary practice.