The author clearly hates ear buds and expresses his opinion by using section titles like: "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "
Narcissism." He also expresses this with opinions like "(p)eople who are addicted to their ear buds don’t care about other people," and "Ear buds are detrimental and damaging to society as a whole." Based on the way the author expresses his opinions, who is the intended audience for this passage?
A) people who love their ear buds
B) people who manufacture ear buds
C) people who feel the same way as the author
D) people who are thinking of purchasing ear buds
Explanation: In the given passage we can see that the author is expressing his opinion about ear buds, he makes very clear that he is against the use of ear buds because he says that people that use them, don't care about other people, and that they are detrimental and damaging to society. From the given options, the one that represents the audience that is intended for the passage, is the corresponding to option A: people who love their ear buds.
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