Which of these is a valid cause-and-effect relationship of the modern age? a. production of inexpensive automobiles leads to rise of suburban development. b. increased availability of television programming leads to increased literacy. c. rise of younger population leads to an increase in traditional value systems. d. movement toward self-reflection creates a decline in materialism.

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.