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Research Workshop: Writing and Presenting the Argumentative Essay, Part 1 — Cumulative exam

Question 1 • AZ-English Language Arts 11 B-CR

Read the paragraph from a research-based essay.Humor is part of everyday life, but what each individual thinks is funny differs. In one study, Dr. Sara Reed found that "each person’s taste in humor is based on their own real-life experiences. Humor derives from one’s unique background knowledge.” This means that what makes me laugh may not make you laugh.

Answer
A
topic sentence
B
parenthetical citation
C
operational definition
D
supporting evidence

Explanation

The paragraph uses a finding from Dr. Sara Reed’s study to support the idea that people have different senses of humor. The quoted research finding is supporting evidence, so the correct choice is “supporting evidence.” It is not a parenthetical citation because no citation appears in parentheses.

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