There's one other alternative-one that takes both skill and

Last updated: 7/18/2022

There's one other alternative-one that takes both skill and courage: Forgoing any cradling action, grasp the cone more firmly between thumb and forefinger and extend the other fingers so that they are out of the way of the dripping from the bottom, then increase the waist-bend angle from twenty-five degrees to thirty-five degrees, and then eat the cone, allowing it to drip out of the bottom onto the ground in front of you! Experienced and thoughtful cone-eaters enjoy facing up to this kind of sudden challenge. What is the author's purpose for including this portion of "How to Eat an Ice- Cream Cone"? A. To entertain the audience with humor B. To appeal to the audience with emotion C. To inform the audience with facts D. To persuade the audience with language