Based on context clues in the reading, "word salad." is defined as an unpleasant comment. thus option D is correct.
<h3>Why do people make negative remarks?</h3>
Some people criticize you in secret because they are jealous of your position in life. They believe that by pointing out your shortcomings, they can bring you down a notch, and they feel compelled to do this because they dislike your success.
Unmoderated comments are always ineffective. There are far too many kooks, nuts, racists, and evil people with nothing better to do with their time. so here in the paragraph word salad refers to unpleasant comments.
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A) Convert
Scouts try to recruit you for the army the some way a missionary would try to convert you to their religion.
Hello. Although you have presented the text to which this question refers, you have not shown the answer options and you have not shown what was addressed by part A. However, I will try to help you in the best possible way.
"Why teens find the end of the world so applealing" is a text that shows how dystopic novels have the ability to communicate with teenagers in a very strong way, as it stimulates emotional responses in an unrealistic world to which they can relate. Part A and Part B are directly related to this text. In that case, to answer these questions, you should read the article to answer the Part A question and then look at what options in Part B can justify and show that your Part A answer is correct.