What is the most likely topic for an explanatory article, rather than an article that is simply informative?

Select one:

a. how Mt. Rushmore was created

b. enjoyable places to vacation

c. snack food to bring on a car trip

d. what to pack for a beach vacation

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings