Which of the following defines tone? a. the attitude toward the subject that writers convey to readers b. evidence of the problem c. writing that explains or informs d. potential answers to the problem stated at the beginning of the essay

The answer is A. Tone is created by the author's writing, and it gives the text a mood to it.

Allusion and illusion. an allusion is an indirect reference, whereas an illusion is something that is unreal or incorrect. each of the nouns has a related verb form: allude “to refer indirectly to,” and illude (not a very common word), which may mean “to delude or deceive” or “to subject to an illusion.”