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The following text is adapted from Daniel Defoe's 1704 nonfiction book The Storm.

The sermon is a sound of words spoken to the ear, and prepared only for present meditation and extends no farther than the strength of memory can convey it; a book printed is a record, remaining in every man's possession, always ready to renew its acquaintance with his memory, and always ready to be produced as an authority or voucher to any reports he makes out of it, and conveys its contents for ages to come, to the eternity- of mortal time, when the author is forgotten in his grave.
Which choice best states the main ides of the text?
People are less likely to forget a message when they hear it spoken aloud than they are when they read it in print.
A
Unless a spoken message is delivered by [a confident orator, it may be] ignored.
B
Most authors have little hope of being remembered well past their lifetimes.
C
Words committed to print have a greater permeance than messages that are merely spoken aloud.
D
Unless a spoken message is delivered by a confident orator, it may be ignored.
B
Words committed to print have a greater permanence than messages that are merely spoken aloud.
D