“Remarks to the Senate in Support of a Declaration of Conscience:” In which of the following ways does the speaker most add to the development of her central idea with this seventh paragraph?
“It is strange that we can verbally attack anyone else without restraint and with full protection and yet we hold ourselves above the same type of criticism here on the Senate Floor. Surely the United States Senate is big enough to take self-criticism and self-appraisal. Surely we should be able to take the same kind of character attacks that we 'dish out' to outsiders.”

a)

The speaker is trying to get the Senators to take a good look at their own behavior before condemning others.

b)

The speaker thinks the Senators are hopelessly hypocritical.

c)

The speaker keeps repeating herself without purpose.

d)

The speaker applauds the Senators for being above criticism.