An Ad for a New Allergy Medication Includes a Bar

Multiple Choice

An ad for a new allergy medication includes a bar graph which demonstrates the product's superiority by contrasting its allergy symptom relief abilities with other allergy medications. This is consistent with which basic motivational functions?

A) the ego-defensive function
B) the knowledge function
C) the utilitarian function
D) the value-expressive function
E) the intention function