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:

Overcosted

A situation where the allocated cost of a product or service is greater than the actual cost incurred, leading to potential mispricing or profit loss.

Raw Materials Inventory

A rephrased definition: Stock of basic materials awaiting use in the production process to create finished goods.

Direct Materials

Raw materials that are directly traceable to the manufacturing of a product and are considered a variable cost.

Indirect Materials

Materials used in the production process that cannot be directly linked to a specific product, such as lubricants and cleaning supplies used in machinery.