When addressing an unknown audience in a cover letter, what type of tone should a writer have?

How does this version of "rapunzel" differ from the one you might already know? what archetypes do you see in this story? story will be in the comments

“skateboarding is a sport combining grace, courage and skill, and here we see it being born.” based on this passage, what inference can you make about the author’s opinion of skateboarding? a. the author does not think skateboarding is a ‘real’ sport. c. the author feels skateboarding should be illegal. b. the author feels skateboarding is only appealing to very young children. d. the author respects and appreciates skateboarding as a sport.

What is the reasoning in this argument?