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Review the excerpt from Lee Child’s "A Simple Way to Create Suspense".

I learned that fact in my first job. I worked in television production from 1977 until 1995, and the business changed radically during that time, mainly because of one particular invention.

Compare to this excerpt from the NPR interview with Karin Slaughter.

And being a Southern author, you know, I grew up with Flannery O'Connor, and I love reading her essays because she was such a—not just a wonderful writer, but she was wonderful at talking about writing.

Which is true about the two excerpts?

Both writers share personal anecdotes to develop their central ideas.
Both writers use their work experience to develop their central ideas.
Both writers were influenced by Flannery O’Connor.
Both writers worked in television production.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Only the first statement is true.

- True: Both share personal anecdotes (Child: his first job in TV; Slaughter: growing up with Flannery O’Connor).
- False: Slaughter doesn’t use work experience in that excerpt (she refers to upbringing/ literary influence), neither mentions Flannery O’Connor in Child’s excerpt, and only Child mentions working in television.