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Explanation: The paraphrase which has the central idea of the speech is that "Odysseus is Laertes's son and is widely respected for his skills.In the excerpt which was gotten from "The Odyssey", it should be noted that Odysseus said that Laertes was his father.Furthermore, Odysseus also said that the gods and other men claimed that he had a cunning intelligence and was skillful.In conclusion, the correct option is A.