Question

Read the paragraph. Then answer the question that follows.

Perhaps you wanted pizza for dinner, but was out voted by the rest of the family who wanted chili. This is similar to what happens in a community. One person has to give up a right for the good of the group. Sometimes citizens' duties and rights conflict with each other. A good example is a public protest. People have the right to meet in groups and share ideas. However, a protest can disrupt traffic or other normal activities. A city must provide extra police protection to keep people safe. Therefore, the city has the right to requ

Answer 1

re permission in advance for a protest. Government must make laws to balance the rights of individuals and different groups of people.

Which of the following statements best describes this paragraph?

The paragraph contains categories of comparison.

The paragraph contains a simple comparison.

The paragraph contains no text connections.

The paragraph contains an analogy.

Answer 2

@amistre64

Answer 3

@kelliegirl33

Answer 4

this is a guess....paragraph contains categories of comparison

Answer 5

Are you sure? :/

Answer 6

not 100%.....you will probably need a second opinion

Answer 7

sorry I couldn't help more :(

Answer 8

:/

Answer 9

I think its the second one...

Answer 10

Oh frist one

Answer 11

well.....are they comparing a persons duties and rights ? But then they bring in the duties and rights of the government. So, do you think that is more then 1 comparison ?

Answer 12

or is it just comparing the duties and rights of the people and the duties and rights of the government, meaning one comparison ? I am stuck between the 1st and 2nd answer choices

Answer 13

@ganeshie8 ...can you possibly help with this

Answer 14

@ash2326 .....please help with this one

Answer 15

Paragraph describes that sometimes one person has to give up their right for the general rights of the community or family. One situation of family is given as an analogy to explain what happens in community.
I think it should be option d, paragraph contains analogy

Answer 16

I guess I was way off....throwing the government responsibility threw me off

Answer 17

is there a difference between an analogy and a comparison ?

Answer 18

Analogy and comparison I think should be similar. But analogy is used to explain :)

Answer 19

by bringing in another situation

Answer 20

I guess the answer would be analogy. That makes sense.