In which instance would it be most to include information not directly related to the main idea?

when the author's purpose is mainly to argue a point
when the author's purpose is mainly to entertain
when the author's purpose is to describe a detailed process
when the author's purpose is to compare two opposing views

d. because santiago thought any sharks would assume the marlin was part of the boat

brutus overlooks that the majority of the crowd served julius caesar the military general. he appeals to their citizenship as romans by calling them first by that name in his salutation: "romans, countrymen, lovers." mark antony, however, speaks in terms understood by the military, by calling them first by, "friends, romans, countrymen." he recalls not only caesar the general but caesar the friend, whose body they see covered with stab wounds.