Which statement best defines the topic in a passage? •A It is the subject that is covered in the passage

•B. It is the information that develops the passage

•C it is the evidence of the author's opinion on the passage

•D. It is the reason an author is writing a passage,

Study the editorial cartoon mars probe by mike keefe. how does the alien with the baseball bat contribute to the effectiveness of the political cartoon? it suggests that aliens are like people because they play baseball, a human sport. it uses humor to show that unknown factors keep damaging the probes humans send. it shows how to cope with the surface of mars, which is rocky and full of craters. it exaggerates the size of the bat in relation to the mars probe in the cartoon.