Since 1950, almost every top publishing house in the United States has been issuing books that its editors know to be occult garbage. Why? The answer is obvious. Like worthless diet books, they make lots of money. (Martin Gardner, The New Age: Notes of a Fringe Watcher) This passage is made up of a(n) _____ and a(n) _____. A) argument; conclusion: Since 1950, almost every top publishing house in the United States has been issuing books that its editors know to be occult garbage B) argument; conclusion: Like worthless diet books, they make lots of money C) nonargument; explanation D) nonargument; report

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The passage provides an explanation for why publishing houses issue books considered to be "occult garbage," stating it's because they are profitable, similar to diet books. It does not present an argument followed by a conclusion but rather explains a situation or behavior.

Since 1950, Almost Every Top Publishing House in the United