Which choice most effectively uses a quotation from a translation of … | Verbal SAT Question

The Clouds is a 423 BCE play by Aristophanes, originally written in ancient Greek. At the time, professional intellectuals called sophists taught paying customers a variety of subjects and sometimes engaged in what would now be described as research. Aristophanes satirizes sophists’ practices and views as foolish, as seen when the character Strepsiades seeks sophist instruction.

Which choice most effectively uses a quotation from a translation of The Clouds to illustrate the claim?

“Socrates claims that he can teach anyone to make the worse argument appear the better, if only they will pay his fee.”

“Strepsiades begs Socrates to teach him to win any argument, no matter how unjust, so he can escape his debts.”

“The chorus of Clouds sings of the beauty of the sky and the rain that nourishes the fields.”

“Pheidippides recites the names of the poets who wrote of heroes in ancient times.”