Analyze the following text and then choose the right option to fill the blank: The shop is not very busy today compared to yesterday.
The shop is not
it was yesterday.
as busier as
O the busiest
O busier than
O as busy as

as busy as

Explanation:

"The shop is not as busy as it was yesterday."

The objective here is to compare how busy the shop is today to how busy it was yesterday. To do so, the best comparison phrase grammatically speaking is, "as busy as".

The first option is incorrect due to redundancy stemming from the word "busier" being a comparison word on it's own without the further need for the words "as".

Second option is out because it is not a comparison phrase in this context. The best option is therefore the last one.

compare & contrast informative essay/speech

when speaking or writing for the sole purpose of providing information in order to give audience members a good basis for making a decision, you would present an informative speech or essay.   because you wouldn’t want to be persuading the audience by arguing for one type of exercise over the other, you wouldn’t choose a persuasive/argumentative technique.   to fairly, and without bias, present information about the pros and cons of each type exercise, a compare/contrast, informative speech/essay would be the best bet.

the answer is both an appeal to ethos and logos (if that's what your question options were)