A A nonfiction essay positions readers inside a dilemma created by environmental impact statements, using a thousand-page report summarized on one poster at a hearing, historical context, and evidence from technical appendices, public comments, and agency language to develop a claim with room for debate.
B A sharply worded op-ed on environmental impact statements asserts one side of the controversy, but it ignores counterargument and depends on loaded adjectives.
C A memoir chapter uses a thousand-page report summarized on one poster at a hearing to create emotional immediacy, but the private experience remains the endpoint of the text.
D A lyrical narrative about a thousand-page report summarized on one poster at a hearing creates mood, but the writer avoids any arguable claim about bureaucratic procedure and democratic judgment.
