Consider the following excerpt from a movie review: "Three Stories of the South left me wondering whether a fourth story of the South would help illuminate the meaning of the first three. This film is bad. Not only were many of the premises blatant copies from other prominent award-winning movies, but the execution of these copied premises was even worse. I mean, this film is really bad. Yet, it did have a limited budget with which to operate." Which of the following examples would potentially be considered content units? (circle all that apply)
A) the word "bad"
B) every two sentences of the excerpt
C) whenever the critic tempers her distaste for the movie with additional information
D) the entire written review of the film

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

In this excerpt, the critic's use of the word "bad" and her attempts to temper her distaste with additional information are content units. The entire review is not a single content unit as it contains multiple ideas and critiques. Every two sentences of the excerpt is too granular to be considered a content unit.

Consider the Following Excerpt from a Movie Review: "Three Stories