Which excerpt?
Then we can figure it out
I believe the answer is *C. Pathos*
Answer:
Option A: The sentence opens passage with a powerful and dramatic fact that arrests the reader's attention
Explanation:
Opening the passage with such a powerful description of a fact and personifying wildfires is dramatic which arrests the reader's attention leading him/her to read and know more about the facts.
Option B and D are totally incorrect as there is no mention of drones in this sentence.
Option C is also incorrect because the writer has not asked a rhetoric question from the reader. The writer has just described a fact.