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Claim 1: Scientific studies have shown that genetic engineering poses a grave risk to a plant’s genetic integrity. When this integrity is disturbed, the outcome is unpredictable. Dormant toxin levels can be activated in the plant, resulting in permanent damage to entire crops. This phenomenon occurred in StarLink corn, a product engineered to resist pests and that triggered life-threatening reactions in humans who consumed it.

Claim 2: Childhood blindness is a huge problem in developing countries. Nutritional deficiencies are usually to blame. That’s bad—horrible, in fact—but it can be avoided. Researchers have developed a variety of rice known as Golden Rice, which produces high levels of beta carotene. Beta carotene’s a godsend when it comes to this terrible problem, a thing of the past.

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Compare the two claims above. How does the first claim establish a formal style when compared to the second claim?

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by including real-world examples
by including real-world examples

by using a third-person perspective
by using a third-person perspective

by including complex syntax
by including complex syntax

by using complex vocabulary
by using complex vocabulary
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Answer 1

The first claim establishes a formal style compared to the second claim **by using a third-person perspective**. The first claim discusses the risks of genetic engineering in a detached and objective manner, employing a formal tone. In contrast, the second claim uses more emotive language and a more direct approach, addressing the reader more personally, which is less formal.