The author clearly hates ear buds and expresses his opinion by using section titles like: "invasion of the body snatchers" and "narcissism." he also expresses this with opinions like "(p)eople who are addicted to their ear buds don’t care about other people," and "ear buds are detrimental and damaging to society as a whole."

based on the way the author expresses his opinions, who is the intended audience for this passage?

a) people who love their ear buds
b) people who manufacture ear buds
c) people who feel the same way as the author
d) people who are thinking of purchasing ear buds