B is correct "A social commentator, who explains what a book says about people in general."
Answer:
ОА. Some people think that the idea for the circus came from ancient times.
Explanation:
Based on the given excerpt from the article <em>The American Circus in All Its Glory</em>, it is safe to say that the writers, Joseph Bottum and Justin L. Blessinger retrace the history of how circuses came to be especially in the American context. This article delves deep into the how and why of circuses and how it has developed over the years and formed itself into the American culture.
The phrase<em> "popular myth typically traces the modern circus back to the ancient Romans"</em> <u>implies that the popular belief of people about the circus was that it originated from ancient times, more specifically the Romans</u>. But as we will read in the latter part of the article, this is not so. In fact, circuses and the very image of what we now picture as a circus is only a recent thing.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.
<span>I think C because its there but its not that important to have in the summary
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Answer:
The text's author uses analogical evidence. This kind of argument tries to make whatever it is being explained easier to understand, using comparisons between the object of the text and other object that shares some of it's similarities, but it's somehow more relatable to the reader. In the example, Eric Schlosser tries to explain how the McDonald's ovens work by it's appearance to that of commercial laundry presses.
The author is trying to convey that in recent years, the
extinction rate for many animal species has significantly increased. He began
his point in the first sentence of the excerpt: “Species are disappearing at an
accelerating rate through human action, primarily habitat destruction but also
pollution and the introduction of exotic species into residual natural
environments.” Then, he further emphasizes his point in the sentence: “As the
last forests are felled in forest strongholds like the Philippines and Ecuador,
the decline of species will accelerate even more.” Which is immediately followed
by another sentence that supports his argument: “In the world as a whole,
extinction rates are already hundreds or thousands of times higher than before
the coming of man.
