Like the physical surroundings that a person chooses, the individual's choice of clothing and hairstyle can be revealing. Again, we are not assessing whether we like or dislike the person's choice. We make our observations and then consider what they reveal. A young
man who sports a mohawk dyed an iridescent blue and a black leather jacket is offering different information about himself than is one
with rumpled hair, wearing his shirttail half in and half out, with pants down on his hips. Bear in mind that we sometimes use our outward
appearance to deliberately make a statement about ourselves, perhaps as a way to define ourselves or as a way to rebel. For some, the
outward appearance is of no consequence whatsoever for others, it is everything. In a novel, we are able to watch a character and
identify the reasons for the character's choices, often with author commentary that guides our conclusions. In real life, deciding the
underlying reasons for a person's choices is more difficult, but can still be done by being observant and objective
What does the word assessing mean in paragraph 6?
O A. Evaluating
O B. Affecting
O C. Agreeing
O D. Guaranteeing