Question

for instance, heading toward a movie review program, i remember we asked: who was the studios first choice for the harry callahan role in \dirty harry\? we knew most viewers would be intrigued. (what, clint eastwood wasnt the first choice?) but – and this was the lesson – the success of the tactic didnt depend on intrigue. even viewers with no interest at all stuck around to find out. humans are hard - wired. they need to know. —\a simple way to create suspense,\ lee child use the passage and the drop - down menus to answer the questions. what type of detail does child use in this passage? drop - down menu how does this excerpt develop the central idea? drop - down menu with options: an example of a suspenseful story, an anecdote about making people curious, a detail about the plot of dirty harry

Explanation:

1. For the first question: The passage uses a personal, real-world story from a movie review program to illustrate how curiosity works, which is an anecdote focused on sparking audience curiosity.
2. For the second question: This anecdote (the example of the movie review program question) demonstrates that humans are innaturally driven to seek answers, which supports the central idea about creating suspense by leveraging this hard-wired need to know.

Answer:

What type of detail does Child use in this passage?
an anecdote about making people curious

How does this excerpt develop the central idea?
It uses a real-world example to show that humans have an innate drive to resolve uncertainty, which is the core of creating suspense.