Which statement best describes how wells conveys his purpose with this excerpt?

read the excerpt from h. g. wells's the war of the worlds.

the peculiar v-shaped mouth with its pointed upper lip, the absence of brow ridges, the absence of a chin beneath the wedgelike lower lip, the incessant quivering of this mouth, the gorgon groups of tentacles, the tumultuous breathing of the lungs in a strange atmosphere, the evident heaviness and painfulness of movement due to the greater gravitational energy of the earth—above all, the extraordinary intensity of the immense eyes—were at once vital, intense, inhuman, crippled and monstrous. there was something fungoid in the oily brown skin, something in the clumsy deliberation of the tedious movements unspeakably nasty.
he provides quotes from experts.
he shares data about the creature.
he appeals to the reader's beliefs.
he uses detailed physical description.

He uses detailed physical description.

In the excerpt the narrator vividly describes the creature. He uses details like "wedgelike lower lip", "incessant quivering of this mouth", "the Gorgon groups of tentacles", and "clumsy deliberation of the tedious movements". All of these specific details describe the physical qualities of the creature. There are no quotes from experts. There is no data about the creature. The narrator also does not appeal to the reader's beliefs.

compare & contrast informative essay/speech

when speaking or writing for the sole purpose of providing information in order to give audience members a good basis for making a decision, you would present an informative speech or essay.   because you wouldn’t want to be persuading the audience by arguing for one type of exercise over the other, you wouldn’t choose a persuasive/argumentative technique.   to fairly, and without bias, present information about the pros and cons of each type exercise, a compare/contrast, informative speech/essay would be the best bet.