How do you answer Why LevFin? M&A? or Coverage? in an interview???

Can someone shed some light on how would they answer Why leveraged finance? Why mergers and acquisitions? And, why coverage? I understand that most answers to why investment banking applies to these questions, but as a lateral analyst how should you answer them to show that you're truly passionate in each of these groups?

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