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read these paragraphs from the excerpt.
in the first place, there must be the dramatic poet. dramatic poetry is the subtlest, profoundest, the most intellectual, the most passionate and artistic of all. then the stage must be prepared, and there is work for the architect, the painter and sculptor. then the actors appear, and they must be gifted with imagination, with a high order of intelligence; they must have sympathies quick and deep, natures capable of the greatest emotion, dominated by passion. they must have impressive presence, and all that is manly should meet and unite in the actor; all that is womanly, tender, intense and admirable should be lavishly bestowed on the actress. in addition to all this, actors should have the art of being natural.
let me explain what i mean by being natural. when i say that an actor is natural, i mean that he appears to act in accordance with his ideal, in accordance with his nature, and that he is not an imitator or a copyist—that he is not made up of shreds and patches taken from others, but that all he does flows from interior fountains and is consistent with his own nature, all having in a marked degree the highest characteristics of the man. that is what i mean by being natural.
which statement describes how ingersoll uses a literary technique in his response?
by comparing actors with actresses, ingersoll emphasizes the emotional difference between them, which demonstrates his bias.
by using hyperbole, ingersoll emphasizes the high intelligence and emotion required of the actors, which evokes a superior tone.
by including a definition, ingersoll explains his use of the word natural in relation to actors, which clarifies the meaning for readers.
by using a tone of familiarity, ingersoll goes on to explain more complex ideas, which comforts readers.