What is the author's purpose for writing this text?

the words "strangest" and "unusual" suggest (:

showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence

answer: inference

explanation:

an inference can be understood as a conclusion to which a person is able to get based on reasoning. it is the same as a deduction, a guess, an assumption.   in the sentence presented, the conjunction "but" gives the readers an idea of contrast, and, therefore, allows them to induce that despite the opponent's characteristics, andrea had something different that made her win.

i think the answer

d.“‘shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance, by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us, hand and foot? ’” (paragraph 2)

hope it