The Paragraph Below Is Developed by a Specific Mode or Pattern

question 11

Multiple Choice

The paragraph below is developed by a specific mode or pattern. Read the paragraph; then answer the question(s) .
(1) Music aficionados will always argue over compact discs and records. (2) LPs, or long playing records, have been around since the invention of the phonograph. (3) Many jazz fans say that LP records give jazz and blues music a certain character. (4) They refer to the authentic pops and scratches audible even on a good recording after several plays. (5) Classical music fans, however, stand by compact discs as the best way to listen to recorded music. (6) Though LPs capture the pops and scratches, CDs capture both the highs of virtuoso violins and the lows of tubas with a clarity that LPs cannot replicate. (7) Although record companies produce fewer and fewer LPs each year, they will always have die-hard fans who will stand by vinyl.
Select the type of development the writer of this paragraph has used.

• A) illustration
• B) persuasion
• C) description
• D) process
• E) definition
• F) comparison/contrast
• G) classification
• H) cause/effect

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Definitions:

Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Pathway

A major part of the neuroendocrine system that controls reactions to stress and regulates many body processes, including digestion, the immune system, mood and emotions, sexuality, and energy storage and expenditure.

Stress Response

The body's reaction to a challenge or demand, characterized by physiological and psychological changes that prepare the individual to deal with stressors.

Corticosteroids

A class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates and used in medicine to reduce inflammation and suppress the immune system.

Stress Hormone

Hormones, such as cortisol, that are released into the body in response to stress, affecting various bodily functions and aspects of health.