Read Each of the Following Essay Introductions

question 17

Multiple Choice

Read each of the following essay introductions. Then select the letter of the method the writer used to begin the composition. The essay below begins with a(n)
One day in 1946, Percy Spencer stuck a chocolate bar in his pocket and went to work. Later, standing next to the radar machine he was working on, he noticed that his chocolate bar had melted. Almost immediately, Spencer saw the possibilities, sent for unpopped popcorn, and invented the first microwave oven ⎯ marketed the following year as the "radar range." The microwave is just one of many important inventions created out of the interaction of two factors: a lucky accident and the presence of a trained person who understood what that accident meant.

• A) single-sentence thesis statement.
• B) contradiction.
• C) illustration.

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Definitions:

LaPiere

A researcher known for a study on attitudes versus actions in the context of prejudice and discrimination in the early 20th century.

Theory of Planned Behaviour

A psychological theory that links beliefs and behavior, suggesting that an individual's behavior is determined by their intention to perform the behavior, which is, in turn, influenced by their attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control.

Perceived Behavioural Control

An individual's belief about how easy or difficult it will be to perform a particular behavior.

Packing Slip

A Packing Slip is a document included with a package that lists the contents of the shipment, used to inform both the sender and receiver about the package's contents without opening it.