In a recent speech to her company's board of directors, Gabrielle accounted for the costs involved in her current project by dividing them into categories representing common business expenses and describing the purchases within those categories. Gabrielle's speech seems to have been organized in a ____________ pattern.

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Gabrielle's speech is organized by listing categories and subcategories of costs, which represents a topical pattern of organization. The other options, such as climax (building up to a dramatic or important conclusion), problem-solution (identifying and solving a problem), and wave (gradual increase or decrease in intensity), do not accurately describe the structure of Gabrielle's speech.

In a Recent Speech to Her Company's Board of Directors