They called lou gehrig the iron horse. this tireless worker played an astounding 2,130 consecutive baseball games even though he experienced 17 hand fractures during those years. this would be like one of us never missing a day of school for over 13 years. can you imagine completing kindergarten through your senior year with perfect attendance

relating the topic to the audience

Explanation:

This extract is from a speech delivered by Paul and it mainly questions that what type of method for gaining attention and interest did Paul use by stating these facts. It is clear that here Paul is highlighting an issue that is related to the audience which is school pupil. Hence, here the method that has been used by Paul to gain attention and interest of the listeners by pointing out something related to a topic that is associated with the listeners or audience. Here, it is outstanding record of a baseball player and then relating it to the years that a student will need without missing a single day to equal that. Hence, the method is getting attention through relating the topic to the audience.

a.indigo and cochineal

b.animal hides

c.silver and gold

e.cacao beans and sugarcane