Antimaterialists tend to deride the importance of "things." yet, things are highly significant, not merely because of their functional utility but also because of their psychological impact. we develop relationships with things. things affect our sense of continuity or discontinuity. they play a role in the structure of situations, and the oreshortening of our relationships with things accelerates the pace of life. (alvin toffler, future shock)
a. nonargument.
b. argument; conclusion: we develop relationships with things.
c. argument; conclusion: antimaterialists tend to "things."
d. argument; conclusion: yet things are highly significant.
e. argument; conclusion: they play a role the pace of life.