Read the passage.

In 1869, Mahatma Gandhi was born in India. He died in January 1948 at age 78. During his life, he worked as a social activist. Gandhi shaped history through his selflessness.

Which sentence best helps the reader determine what the author is saying about the topic?

a. “In 1869, Mahatma Gandhi was born in India.”
b. “He died in January 1948 at age 78.”
c. “During his life, he worked as a social activist.”
d. “Gandhi shaped history through his selflessness.”

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Read these excerpts. lincoln's "gettysburg address." it is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. whitman's "o captain! my captain! ". exult, o shores, and ring, o bells! but i, with mournful tread, walk the deck my captain lies, fallen cold and dead. which rhetorical appeal do both excerpts use? logos: the use of logic to convince the audience pathos: the use of emotional appeals to affect the audience’s feelings brevity: writing or speaking that is short, brief, and to the point ethos: the use of authority to persuade the audience to act the right way