Which of the following best shows the authors use of ethos

C, because it shows that he was being taught traditional belief of a culture

I would say that the statement that best shows the author's use of ethos is D: He is not culturally "disadvantaged", but he is culturally "different".

Explanation:

By saying this, the author makes clear for the audience that the person that sustains that there are thirteen months in a year is not very reliable because he is culturally "different"; he has been taught that by traditional people. So, by making that clarification, the author expresses this person's credibility and that is what ethos does: it tries to convince an audience by appealing to the character's credibility (or lack of).

- "there are several movements that doris lessing was associated with. first of all, communism. she pursued her communist beliefs and included them in her writing, and was also a member of several communist book clubs. she is also strongly associated with feminism, her fight for equality and women's rights.

doris lessing is the kind of writer who has followers, not just readers. they have been engaged to her chiefly because of her involvement in major problems, such as politics and woman-ism."

the use of “as” in the example to draw the resemblance. some more examples of common similes are given below. common examples of simile. our soldiers are as brave as lions. her cheeks are red like a rose. he is as funny as a monkey. the water well was as dry as a bone. he is as cunning as a fox. simile introduces vividness into what we say.