Which of the following shows strong characterization? A. Ben was always fearless. He had been skydiving many times and was never scared. He bravely fought for his country without a moment’s hesitation. When his plane lost an engine he never lost his cool and brought it down safely. However, when he heard that his wife might be sick, he was scared.
B. Alex was still unconscious. He still had no idea that in the night someone broke into his home. Then they went on to drug him, toss him into the back of a truck. He was unaware that the truck sped down the highway all the way to Washington, DC and to the White House. And he certainly did not know that when they wake him up, that he will be their only hope.
C. Parker had a lot of pets. He had a cat, a dog, a snake, a horse, and three birds. These pets did not always get along. There were many times where someone would call and complain about the sounds from Parker’s home. The hardest part was figuring out if they should send the police or animal control.
D. Kyle walked around the empty apartment. It was once full of so much life, but now it was just an empty shell waiting for someone else to move in. He took one last look around at the bare white walls, the ugly tan carpets, and the broken outlet that never got fixed, before walking out the door, never to see the place again.

The arctic national wildlife refuge is home to caribou, moose, musk oxen, wolves, foxes, grizzlies, polar bears and migratory birds. leaders in the oil industry believe the refuge is the perfect site for the “environmentally sensitive exploration” of oil. environmentalists are wondering: what will become of the wildlife? president george w. bush, oil-industry leaders and others believe that americans will benefit from the oil that lies under the snow-filled surface of the refuge. in their opinion, the oil will reduce high fuel prices and decrease our need for oil from other countries. i believe the cost of such drilling is too high. i agree with environmentalists who fear that drilling will disturb the migration of more than 130,000 caribou. each spring, the caribou travel 400 miles to give birth on the coastal plain. in this area of the refuge, there are fewer predators. in addition, experts say that the oil in the area adds up to less than a six-month supply. is such a small amount of oil worth the risk drilling poses to these animals? americans are the largest consumers of oil. instead of drilling for oil, we should decrease our need for foreign oil simply by using less. we must all work together to cut back on the oil we use in order to preserve the wildlife of the arctic national wildlife refuge. what type of argument is used in this paragraph? i believe the cost of such drilling is too high. i agree with environmentalists who fear that drilling will disturb the migration of more than 130,000 caribou. each spring, the caribou travel 400 miles to give birth on the coastal plain. in this area of the refuge, there are fewer predators. in addition, experts say that the oil in the area adds up to less than a six-month supply. is such a small amount of oil worth the risk drilling poses to these animals? a. appeal to emotion c. appeal to logic b. bandwagon d. none of the above select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d