Question

analyzing informational text online practice
complete this assessment to review what youve learned. it will not count toward your grade
\gamblers fallacy\
affects decision-
making
by steve maas
a coin flip lands heads three times in a row. what
are the odds that it will be heads on the next toss?
a rational decision - maker knows that they are 50 -

1. but its easy to succumb to the belief that

streaks dont occur by chance. this common
misperception is known as the gamblers fallacy. in
\decision - making under the gamblers fallacy
evidence from asylum judges, loan officers, and
baseball umpires,\ daniel chen, tobias j

use the passage to answer the question.
how does the rhetorical question in the
opening paragraph advance the authors
purpose?
(1 point)

the question gets the reader invested in
the authors topic.

the question emphasizes a specific word
the author wants the readers to notice

the author emphasizes the question
they hope to answer over the course of
the text.

the author wants to introduce two
opposing ideas for the reader to
consider

Explanation:

A rhetorical question in the opening, like the coin - flip one, is often used to engage the reader. It makes the reader think about the topic (gambler’s fallacy and decision - making) and thus gets them invested. The other options don't fit: the question isn't about emphasizing a word, the author isn't just emphasizing the question to answer later in a simple way, and it's not about introducing opposing ideas.

Answer:

The question gets the reader invested in the author’s topic.