Which sentence best shows a compare/contrast organization of ideas? a) the number of video games that arnold owns is staggering to many people. b) while rebecca wants to go swimming every day, arnold only wants to stay home and play videogames. c) arnold's skin was white and pasty because he spent too many hours of each day playing video games. d) if you want to get the best overall exercise requiring the least amount of time, then you should try swimming.

The correct answer is B. While Rebecca wants to go swimming every day, Arnold only wants to stay home and play videogames.

Explanation:

In writing, it is common to organize the information in a certain way according to the type of information and the purpose of the author, this is called organizational pattern or models and include cause and effect organization, chronological organization, problem and solution, compare/ contrast organization, etc. In the case of compare/ contrast organization this type of organization aims at analyzing the similarities and differences of two subjects or elements that belong to the same category, for doing this it is possible to analyze first each subject and then stating the differences and similarities or to analyze both subjects at the same time by comparing and contrasting one or more features of both.

Considering this, the sentence that best shows a compare/contrast organization of ideas is "While Rebecca wants to go swimming every day, Arnold only wants to stay home and play videogames" because this is the only sentence that states the differences between two subjects that belong to the same category (Arnold and Rebecca's activities) which is one of the main purposes and features of compare/contrast organization.

which of the following was specifically permitted by the emancipation proclamation?

free african americans were allowed to fight for the confederacy.

free african americans were allowed to enlist in the union army and navy.

enslaved people in border states were allowed to move to the north.

enslaved people in border states were allowed to become confederate citizens.

b

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