1. How does the author of the article frame, or

characterize, natural selection?

A The author characterizes natural selection as

a mindless, violent animal.

B The author personifies natural selection as a

malicious killer, putting the evolutionary

process in perspective by framing it with pre-

meditated intent instead of natural biology

and victims instead of prey.

C The author exaggerates the process of natural

selection, framing it in such a way to argue

against the "survival of the fittest" mentality.

D The author personifies natural selection as a

malicious killer, suggesting that humanity,

which is a link in the food chain, is as guilty as

the evolutionary practice.