RECOGNIZING PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION Directions: Choose the Appropriate Letter or Letters

RECOGNIZING PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION Directions: Choose the appropriate letter or letters to identify the pattern or patterns of organization.
"Convenience flagging" is a common practice in the shipping industry. A ship that flies a flag of convenience is registered in a country that has no relationship to the company which actually owns the ship. In other words, a ship owned by a company in New York City may well fly the flag of Malta, Cyprus, or Liberia. Most merchant and cruise ships, for example, fly flags of convenience, with the ships registered far from the shipping company's actual place of business. In 1999, for instance, when a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was brought up on charges of dumping oil and waste into ocean waters, the company argued that it was flying the flag of Liberia and therefore not subject to U.S.laws. At the time Royal Caribbean's headquarters were located in Miami.

A) comparison and contrast
B) cause and effect
C) definition