Read the excerpt from the letter to the editor. how are mixed-use areas different from what we have now? let me tell you. our city currently has a dense downtown area and then a massive amount of sprawl reaching out in every direction—the sprawl takes up seventy-five percent of the city’s land. urban sprawl, the spreading of large developments of housing and shopping areas around a city’s center, has many negative cultural and environmental effects.

how does the structure of this excerpt support the overall idea of the letter?

the question-and-answer form allows the writer to lay out the benefits of mixed-use neighborhoods.

the compare-and-contrast form allows the writer to explain how urban sprawl can be increased in her city.

the compare-and-contrast form allows the writer to refute each potential benefit of urban sprawl.

the question-and-answer form allows the writer to define the difference between urban sprawl and mixed-use neighborhoods.