Question

read this excerpt from \why no policeman on the block?\
any neophyte surfing the net for the first time will be frustrated by the fact that it has no intelligence whatsoever; like a newborn baby, it is a blank slate. worse, there are no rules or traffic cops, no regulations or even directory of the internet.
what is the author’s purpose for including this statement?
○ to prove that the internet needs improvement
○ to provide evidence that computer users are unskilled
○ to criticize the federal control of the internet
○ to give a chronology of the internet’s evolution

Explanation:

The excerpt describes the Internet as having no intelligence (a blank slate), no rules, traffic cops, regulations, or directory. This highlights its shortcomings, so the author's purpose is to show it needs improvement. The other options are incorrect: the focus isn't on computer users' skill (eliminates second option), there's no mention of federal control (eliminates third), and no chronology of evolution is given (eliminates fourth).

Answer:

A. to prove that the Internet needs improvement