This detail from the essay includes all but what kind of elaboration?
Read this excerpt from a student's persuasive
essay about smoking.
A. Statistic
B. Comparison
C. Fact
D. Personal experience
We now know that smoking causes
type 2 diabetes. In fact, smokers are
30-40% more likely to develop type 2
diabetes than nonsmokers. The more
cigarettes you smoke, the higher your
risk for type 2 diabetes. No matter
what type of diabetes you have,
smoking makes your diabetes harder
to control.

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these

Which of these names would be listed first in a telephone directory? a: d’agostino b: dague c: dagy

The man took strong sharp sudden bites, just like the dog. the figurative language in this excerpt serves to a. give the convict animalistic qualities. b. provide a relatable example of how the convict ate. c. set a scary mood. d. use alliteration to catch the reader's attention.