Which of the following describes the purpose of this article?
Early in the morning on July 13th, forty-three pounds of oranges were dumped in the drive-way of John Milton's home. The oranges blocked Milton's car in and prevented him from leaving his home. Milton, a candidate for mayor, believes that his opponent's staff is responsible for the prank. Spenser, Milton's opponent, often urges his supporters to wear the color orange to his rallies. "It's just the sort of thing Spenser would do," said Milton, "it's just like him to use symbolism in an attack." The police have yet to name a suspect. "We do not have evidence indicating that Mr. Spenser was part of the prank against Milton," said a spokesperson for the department.
to describe events that occurred on July 13th
to convince the audience to vote for Edmund Spenser
to convince the audience to vote for John Milton
to entertain the audience with a humorous story about a prank

In this article, we can see that John Milton has had some prank done on him, specifically with the oranges. Despite not knowing who did it, Milton was quick to accuse hi political opponent. In order to make it more realistic, Milton has used some details in order to connect Spenser with the prank over him. With this move, Milton has been trying to portray his political opponent as irresponsible and childish, thus making him a bad reputation and trying to convince the people to vote for him instead.