How can a speaker best appeal to an audience?
a. by encouraging listeners who disagree to voice their opinions.
b. by adapting the speech to the expectations and knowledge of the audience.
c. by revealing just enough information to make the audience curious.
d. by allowing the audience to ask questions about the speech's subject matter.

The correct answer is C. Poe and King were born in the 1900s.

Option C is definitely incorrect because Poe wasn't born in the 1900s - he was born in 1809 and lived until 1849, so he even died long before the 1900s even began (whereas King was indeed born in the 1900s and is still alive.)

A is true - both writers wrote nonfictional works about the writer's craft - King's is titled On Writing, whereas Poe's is titled Philosophy of Composition. Additionally, both writers were critically acclaimed. And finally, both wrote fiction predominantly, but as already mentioned, they also wrote nonfiction.