The Greeks couldn’t resist adding their own original “explanations” to the definitions. For example, a Greek writer named Horapollo said correctly that the picture of a goose stood for the word “son.” But then he explained that this was because geese took special care of their young, which was completely inaccurate. He wrote that the image of a rabbit meant “open” because a rabbit's eyes never close – an equally false statement.
—The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone,
James Cross Giblin
Which details support the thesis that Giblin’s text presents information effectively?
the description of how geese take care of their young
the description of how rabbits eyes never close
the description of how Horapollo explained hieroglyphs
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