Question

Perhaps you wanted pizza for dinner, but were 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 require 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?

A) The paragraph describes the purpose of laws in a community but lacks the use of any text connections.

B) The paragraph describes a simple comparison between a family protest and a community protest.

C) The paragraph uses categories of comparison to judge whether individual or group rights are most important.

D) The paragraph uses the analogy of a family is to choosing dinner as a community is to balancing rights and safety.

Answer 1

Answer:

D) The paragraph uses the analogy of a family is to choosing dinner as a community is to balancing rights and safety.

Step-by-step explanation:

A paragraph analogy is defined by its comparison of two subjects or things from different classes, that is, those that are not commonly related.

In other words, parapgraph analogy explains a relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations (here: family and community), people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.

This is different from a paragraph by comparison or contrast, which selects objects or ideas belonging to the same class.

Hence, in this case, the paragraph is comparing two subjects that are not commonly related: family and community, thereby, using choosing dinner in a family to compare community in balance rights and safety for the purpose of explanation.