"no," said one of the gentlemen, "we ask you if you do not deeply love the king of the bulgarians? " "not at all," said he; "for i have never seen him." "what! he is the best of kings, and we must drink his health." "oh! very willingly, gentlemen," and he drank. "that is enough," they tell him. "now you are the , the support, the defender, the hero of the bulgarians. your fortune is made, and your glory is assured." how does the use of words such as "defender," hero," "fortune," and "glory" impact the overall meaning of the text? a. the men's excessive flattery suggests to the reader that the men may have hidden motives for dining with candide.
b. the men's complimentary words strengthen the reader's perception of bulgarian soldiers as polite and thoughtful c. the men's complimentary words strengthen the reader's excitement for the incredible opportunity candide is being offered. d. the men's excessive flattery suggests to the reader that the people of candide's time were inclined to flattery.

Article 1: article 2: valido accused of accepting bribes unpopular conservative senator raymond valido (r-louisiana) stands accused of accepting more than $1 million in campaign donations from the nosco oil company in exchange for his efforts to pass a bill. the bill would allow the company to build a massive oil pipeline that will span the entire east coast of the us. senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle are demanding valido release his campaign finance reports. “if valido did accept these contributions from nosco, he essentially accepted a bribe and is now fulfilling his part of the bargain,” said senator michelle saud (d-new hampshire). the federal election commission saw no evidence of unlawful conduct in valido’s fundraising. however, if the senator did accept contributions in return for legislative favors, he may be censured by the senate. what is the reporter’s motive in article 1? what is the reporter’s motive in article 2? which term from senator nelson’s quote in article 2 is an example of bias?