Which of the following is an explanatory thesis? A.)Reality TV and sitcoms are favorite forms of entertainment that stir up the emotions of viewers, both positive and negative. B.)Sitcoms are a low form of comedy, with no other purpose than to make people laugh using crude jokes. Reality TV, on the other hand, in its various forms, teaches us about human nature. C.)Reality TV feeds off the basest elements of human nature: cruelty, vulgarity, and exploitation of the most vulnerable of our society; conversely, sitcoms are valuable because they are creative expressions of well-thought-out writing, acting, and directing. D.)Watching what people will say and do in the real-life, unusual situations found in reality TV is more entertaining than the made-up, orchestrated situations of sitcoms.

Read this excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.”tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one. which of these changes would make this excerpt more argumentative? using words that affect the audience’s sense of trustusing less repetition of certain words and phrasesincluding words that address logic and reasonincluding words that are charged with emotion