13. The author most likely includes the second paragraph (the highlighted portion) to:
Your Answer is
Correct Answer is D
Explanation
The topic sentence of the second paragraph is the first sentence. This paragraph mainly refutes a wrong idea of people. Many people mistakenly believe that the industrial revolution liberated people from heavy labor and brought people more leisure.
Item D: Provide historical evidence to refute the view that people were more relaxed after the Industrial Revolution.
Item A: Contrary to the information in the text.
Item B: It is not the subject of the paragraph.
Item C: Contrary to the information in the text.