Question

A nonprofit organization is trying to convince the mayor to adopt a citywide recycling program. The group includes this sentence in its presentation: "According to government sources, 75 percent of waste is recyclable but only 30 percent is actually recycled.”

Which type of hook is being used?

call to action
funny story
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statistic

Answer 1

The type of hook being used in that sentence is a **statistic**. It presents numerical data to highlight the disparity between recyclable waste and what is actually recycled, aiming to grab the audience's attention with factual information.