The statement true about the two excerpts is Both writers share personal anecdotes to develop their central ideas. Thus, option "A" is correct.
In this paragraph, the author uses an anecdote. An anecdote needs to be a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. In this excerpt, the anecdote is used to illustrate the main idea.
An example is a way of adding detail to make a paragraph better and stronger. It is not an analogy because by definition an analogy is a comparison. Metaphors and similes are types of analogy. An example is a way of adding detail to make a paragraph better and stronger. It is not an analogy because by definition an analogy is a comparison. Metaphors and similes are types of analogy. It is not elective because it is not optional therefore it could not be removed.
Thus, option "A" is correct.
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