A bar graph summarizing the height of buildings in a major city depicts the bars as three-dimensional skyscrapers.The appearances of the bars qualify as which type of chartjunk?
A) grids
B) moiré vibrations
C) ducks
D) defaults

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The appearances of the bars as three-dimensional skyscrapers qualify as "ducks" in terms of chartjunk. This term is used to describe elements in data visualization that are unnecessarily elaborate or ornamental, detracting from the clarity of the information being presented. In this case, making the bars look like skyscrapers adds no value to the understanding of the data and can make the chart harder to read, thus being considered chartjunk.

A Bar Graph Summarizing the Height of Buildings in a Major