The following question refers to the selections regarding Edgar Allan Poe's mysterious death:

How is the news article similar to Silverman's biography? Both argue that Poe died of rabies. Both have an unbiased tone. Both trace all of the main events in Poe's life. Both deny that Poe was a great writer.

Both the article regarding Edgar Allan Poe's mysterious death and Silverman's biography did contain vague reasons or causes of his death. Yes, rabies was one of the many possible causes of death he could have succumbed into. They also mentioned about his way of writing. There were parts of the articles wherein they questioned his method and the system of writing his stories.