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Read Paragraph Below and Answer the Questions That Follow It

question 19

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Read paragraph below and answer the questions that follow it.
(1) Some people believe that keeping animals captive in zoos is cruel because the animals are robbed of living a natural life in the wild. (2) However, for an animal, life in a good zoo—one that provides both a stimulating habitat similar to the animals’ native environment and excellent care for animals—is often far better alternative to life in the wild. (3) For one thing, a zoo animal is provided with daily meals and does not have to endure the constant search for food. (4) In the wild, that animal would spend its every waking moment trying to avoid starvation. (5) In a zoo environment, however, that same animal can spend its days relaxing or romping with its fellow creatures. (6) Second, a zoo animal is safe and protected. (7) In the wilderness, many animals must endure the constant distress of being hunted by humans or other animals or becoming homeless due to destruction of their habitats. (8) In a zoo, this stress is eliminated, and the animals can live more peaceful lives. (9) Third, if an animal does become injured or sick, that animal will not suffer as it would in the wild. (10) Instead, it will receive medical care that will reduce its pain and speed the healing process.
-Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a transitional expression that indicates persuasion (reasons) ?

Definitions:

Psychological Sensation

The subjective experience or perception of a stimulus through the mind's interpretation of sensory information.

Physical Stimulus

A tangible or material factor that can prompt a physical reaction in an organism.

Just-Noticeable Difference

The smallest change in stimulus intensity that can be detected, underlining the threshold at which a change is perceptible.

Detectably Different

The threshold at which a change in a variable or condition is perceptible or measurable from its previous state.