17)read the following passage, and answer the question. "the popularity of television shows such as 'csi' has increased the public's awareness of dna as a crime-solving tool. currently, most police departments in the united states — as a matter of policy and practice — collect dna evidence only in violent crimes, such as homicide and sexual assault. this, in part, is based on the belief that it is too expensive to collect biological evidence (and perform dna analysis) in high-volume crimes, such as property crime." what does this paragraph present? a)a viewpoint. b)evidence. c)a position. d)an argument 18)read the following passage, then answer the question. "a maryland man served 20 years of a 30-year sentence after being convicted of a 1982 home invasion assault of a schoolteacher. through post-conviction dna testing, the man was exonerated in 2002. when the crime scene profile was uploaded to codis, it was preliminarily linked to a felon whose dna profile was maintained in a dna database. this man has subsequently been arrested and charged for the 1982 crime, and is awaiting trial later this year. the original defendant was pardoned in january 2003." what is the best analysis of this passage? a)this is credible, objective evidence. b)this is incredible, subjective evidence. c)this is noncredible, subjective reasoning. d)this is a credible, subjective assumption. 19)which of the following was implicit in the interviews with tim bowler, terry pratchett, and sophie kinsella? a)the formation of their characters. b)the inspiration for their ideas. c)the reasons they write. d)their passion for writing 20)in what area is one most likely to find english words with latin roots? a)medicine. b)law. c)mechanics. d)education