Please read the following excerpt from an essay, and answer the question that follows.
After Sean was arrested for breaking into a pawnshop, I began to wonder. Why did some kids from my
neighborhood end up in trouble while most of us didn't? I started out with a question: What causes young
people to make bad choices? Now, after two years of research, I've arrived at the conclusion that there is
no simple answer. There is no one reason why good kids go bad, but there are typical reasons.
According to my research, teenagers are most likely to get into trouble if they hang out with a bad crowd.
That's because people learn their values from the people they associate with. So a very big reason for bad
behavior is imitating one's peers. But there are other important factors as well. Kids who get in trouble are
often school dropouts. Also, kids being raised by a single mother are more likely to get in trouble than kids
raised in an intact family. Substance abuse also plays a role, especially when it comes to alcohol and legal
or illegal drugs.
What method of organization is used by the writer?
A. Spatial
B. Most-to-least
C. Least-to-most
D. Chronological
my answer is b.
The correct answer is C. Least-to-most. In the given excerpt, the writer first introduces the question about why some kids from the neighborhood end up in trouble. They then state that there is no simple answer and list several typical reasons why teenagers make bad choices. The reasons are presented in order from least to most, starting with hanging out with a bad crowd and concluding with substance abuse.
Based on the excerpt you provided, the method of organization used by the writer is C. Least-to-most.
The writer begins by introducing a question: "What causes young people to make bad choices?" Then, they state that after two years of research, they have concluded that there is no simple answer. After establishing that there is no one reason why good kids go bad, the writer goes on to discuss several typical reasons in a least-to-most pattern.
First, they mention that teenagers are most likely to get into trouble if they hang out with a bad crowd and explain that it is because people learn values from the people they associate with. This is the least important reason mentioned.
Next, the writer discusses other important factors such as school dropouts, being raised by a single mother, and substance abuse. These factors are considered more important in contributing to bad behavior.
Therefore, the writer organizes the information in a least-to-most pattern, making option C. Least-to-most, the correct answer.