Magpies can form friendships with people here’s how by Gisela Kaplan. What is the effect of the author describing magpies relationships either various species people as an investment in paragraph 6? A. Highlights that the relationships

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Are temporary b. Suggests that people benefit from the relationships c. Suggest that magpies benefit from the relationships d. Highlights that the relationship are more difficult to develop over time

Answer 1

In paragraph 6 of "Magpies can form friendships with people: here’s how" by Gisela Kaplan, if the author describes magpies' relationships with various species and people as an investment, the effect of that description would likely be C. Suggest that magpies benefit from the relationships. This characterization implies that the magpies engage in these relationships with some expectation of gaining benefits, such as food or companionship, which highlights the advantages these interactions provide to the magpies themselves.