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TSI Reading: Which Detail Shows the Author's Bias?
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TSI Reading: Recognizing a Source's Bias
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Jim Paterson is quoted in the selection. What is his most likely reason for speaking so highly of D&D's MagnaLatch?(A)His goal is to keep children...

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Jim Paterson is quoted in the selection. What is his most likely reason for speaking so highly of D&D's MagnaLatch?

(A)His goal is to keep children safe.
(B)He is a senior executive at the company.
(C)MagnaLatch prevents children from drowning.
(D)A magnetic latch doesn't jam and is adjustable.


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All right Reading shoppers Another paragraph for you Here we

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go Skimming again Here we're setting is shown in isolation

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from two separate homes You'll hear it Even a mangling

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number one selling jim patterson created for swimming pool gates

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magda latches on fencer Millions have been assault help keeping

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the question they're asking jim patterson's quoted in the selection

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what is his most likely reason for speaking so highly

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of dna's magna latch And to get a commission on

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a sum Okay some philanthropist or businessman Well when quoted

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in an article like this it helps to be both

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But the most likely reason jim patterson's giving his quote

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honest unquote opinion is because he has a stake in

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the company doing well and gets commission on sales were

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gets a bonus based on volume Yeah senior vice president

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So what do you expect Well it's loser bowl here

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while it's true that he might actually be concerned with

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kids falling into an open cool Yeah yeah but he's

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also promoting his company's safety product It may be true

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that magnolia keep kids from drowning Oh isn't it Nice

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and well it's great that it doesn't jam but we'd

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have to scan some reviews to be sure either way

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jim's the spokesperson for dnd so he wants to make

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sure he sells more latches and gates than anyone else

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How do we know his company is really the best

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Keeping children safe All we have is his word for

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it That in seven bucks will get you a grand 00:01:21.902 --> [endTime] a lot

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