Why might you place two very different pieces of evidence from a text in the same paragraph? A to prove that the text is poorly written

B to support a very general thesis about the text

C to contrast elements of the text

D to show how the text evokes a mood

To support a very general thesis about the text

this labor, by slow prudence to make mild.   c. ability to govern well

the answer is a.

explanation:

the clause "looking toward the south" modifies "a funnel cloud." it's not really the cloud that's "looking," but grammatically, that clause is modifying the cloud.