D. ALTHOUGH THE PASSAGE DESCRIBES THE BENEFITS OF INTERIM STAFFING...

15. d. Although the passage describes the benefits of interim staffing, it does not attempt to persuadeemployers to use interim staffing (choice a). It is clear from the first paragraph that the passage isexplanatory in nature. The last sentence—“The reasons for these changes in staffing norms is gener-ated at both the employer and employee level”—tells us that the passage will explain how employersand employees are driving the increase in interim staffing. The differences between temporary andpermanent staffing are briefly discussed (choiceb), but these are details of the passage, not its mainpoint. Likewise, the kinds of companies that benefit from interim staffing are briefly discussed (choicec), but they are also details within the passage. One of the differences noted is that interim staffers donot get benefits, but the author does not attempt to persuade employers to provide benefits to interimstaff (choice e).