Which sentence would be inappropriate in a piece of research writing with a formal tone?

a: baseball is often called the national pastime of the united states.

b: baseball is popular at all levels of age and skill and in many different areas of the world.

c: american obsession with baseball is pretty ridiculous.

d: it's a sport that combines many different physical and mental talents.

Boss: oh no! that’s the phone again! secretary: blank boss: . a. shall i take it? b. will you answer it? c. can you do me a favor? d. may i hang it up?

How does this comparison reinforce what powell is trying to say in this paragraph

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