Ahmed visits a website where he searches for specific information on that company's sales numbers. He clicks on links to reach relevant pages and skips pages that he knows won't contain the information he needs. What is this an example of?
A) the Gutenberg diagram of reader eye movement
B) the Z-pattern of data processing
C) the linear nature of online text
D) the nonlinear nature of online text
E) the F-pattern of reading

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Ahmed's behavior exemplifies the nonlinear nature of online text, where users navigate through content in a non-sequential manner, choosing links and pages based on their specific information needs.

Ahmed Visits a Website Where He Searches for Specific Information