Which best describes the author’s purpose in including a list of cycling slang in Chapter 2 of Wheels of Change ?

A list of cycling slang shows readers the distinctive words people used for cycling in the 1890s. Including the terms gives a sense of the period’s language and adds an entertaining detail; it does not suggest that knowing the slang was required to cycle or argue that people should use it today. The best answer is C, to entertain readers by showing how people referred to cycling in the 1890s.

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