Many people have been killed their and crossing the path is a reminder of that.
I hate when I get annoying calls from telemarketers trying to sell me crazy things.
Where is 3 and 4? there are no questions
6. I agree with you up to a point. 5. I couldn't agree with the opinons being more expressed 1. I'm sorry but I can't agree with you.
I would say this would classify as a downward comparison as the person is talking about Mark who has a poorer job situation than him and this could be used to bolster the speaker's ego or to knock poor Mark or could just be an observation.