Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?

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The Federalist Papers are a collection of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. They were published pseudonymously in the New York Packet and other New York newspapers in 1787-88 and argue that New Yorkers should vote to ratify the proposed United States Constitution. Though the authorship of most of the individual essays is certain, that of a few is in question: for instance, while No. 15, "The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union," was surely penned by Hamilton, No. 52, "The House of Representatives," may have been written by either Hamilton or Madison.

To summarize a contentious argument made in a collection of essays

To describe a collection of essays and address what is known about their authorship

To point out that some essays in a notable collection were written by one person, while others were written by two people

To present the publication history of a collection of essays