Read Each of the Following Essay Introductions

question 6

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
Our society esteems extroverts, people who are outgoing, social, and expressive. Television reality shows, advertisements, and online social media sites, in particular, celebrate excessive self-promotion and lots of group interaction. They encourage people to turn themselves into the life of the party. However, new research is now indicating that the underappreciated introvert ⎯ the quieter, more reserved person who enjoys time in solitude ⎯ might actually make a superior employee, leader, and innovator.

• A) general idea that is narrowed to a specific thesis statement.
• B) contradiction.
• C) direct quotation.

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Definitions:

Diabetic Retinopathy

A diabetes complication that affects eyes and is characterized by damage to the blood vessels of the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye (retina).

Incus

The anvil, the middle bone of the three in the middle ear.

Anvil

A heavy iron or steel block on which metals are hammered and shaped during forging processes.

Diabetic Retinopathy

A diabetic complication that affects the eyes, characterized by damage to the blood vessels of the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye (retina).