Question

"Schiaparelli and the Martian Canals" gives a history of astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli and his map of Mars.



How is the reference to Schiaparelli in paragraph 2 of the fictional ,begin italics,War of the Worlds ,end italics,,begin emphasis,most,end emphasis, clearly used?

Answer options with 4 options
1.
to portray the narrator as a highly educated person

2.
to develop a theme that planetary conflict is unavoidable

3.
to make the idea of an alien invasion seem more believable

4.
to create a character who is sympathetic toward alien life-forms

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The reference to Schiaparelli in paragraph 2 of the fictional *War of the Worlds* is most clearly used:

3. to make the idea of an alien invasion seem more believable.