How does the Newsela article “Health Benefits of Reading, Writing, Are Not Just for Patients" develop the central ideas that empathy is important to mental health and that reading and writing help foster empathy?

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by contrasting the experiences of doctors that use narrative medicine with those who don't  

by relating first-hand experiences of people who developed better empathy  

by giving statistical evidence that proves the effectiveness of narrative medicine in hospitals

by suggesting that people who can use their imaginations creatively typically treat others better

by suggesting that people who can use their imaginations creatively typically treat others better

Explanation:

The article shows that reading and writing allows individuals to stimulate the brain, as they need to think in a surgical way to understand what they are reading or to create a work. This makes it easy for these people to understand the world around them, including understanding other people's feelings and emotions, that is, these people have an easy feeling of empathy.