Read the excerpt from a student’s essay. Student Work The most striking thing about General Zaroff is his blatant disregard of human life. It is clear that his years of hunting and fighting in wars has hardened him against feeling any sympathy for his human prey. This is very clear, _________, when he describes the people he hunts to Rainsford. He calls them the "scum of the earth” and says the world is better off without them. Which transition best fills in the blank?
The sentence introduces a specific example of Zaroff’s disregard for human life: what he says about the people he hunts. “For instance” signals that an example is coming. “Because” would need to introduce a reason, while “above all” and “finally” do not fit this relationship as well.
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