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Which of the following passages is an example of an informational text? A...Acupuncture is much better than Western medicine. Antibiotics and prescription painkillers are terrible for you, and acupuncture works so much better in a natural and holistic way. Everyone should see an acupuncturist to work on what ails them.
B...Acupuncture is useless, and everyone should use Western medicine instead. Antibiotics and prescription painkillers are a much better option. Just because it's historic doesn't mean it's better. Acupuncture should be against the law.
C...Acupuncture is one of my favorite things. It feels so good, and it's so relaxing. It helps me with stress, pain from a neck injury, and pain from arthritis. My acupuncturist is so nice and gentle, and she has become a very good friend.
D...Acupuncture is the ancient practice of using tiny needles on certain energy centers in the body to treat pain, nausea, anxiety, and many other illnesses. It was created in China approximately 4000 years ago and is now practiced widely around the world.

Answer 1

D. Acupuncture is the ancient practice of using tiny needles on certain energy centers in the body to treat pain, nausea, anxiety, and many other illnesses. It was created in China approximately 4000 years ago and is now practiced widely around the world.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is asking for an informational text, the other answer choices are opinions, because they use the words like, "better" "my" "me" "favorite" which are all context clues that it is more of an opinion than informational.

Answer choice D. does not give any opinions and informs us more about Acupuncture.

Thus, D is the correct answer.

Answer 2

Personally, I would say D.

Step-by-step explanation:

Informational essays don't use opinions. All of the other answers use words such as, "Better", "Useless", "My", "
"Favorite", And all of those words are normally used in opinion essays. In D, there is no opinion words or words like that stated.