96 266 PART ONE Ten Steps to Advancing College Reading Skills 8. Another transition that signals the main pattern of organization of this paragraph is "Cults are religious movements that represent a new or different religious tradition, whereas churches and sects represent the prevailing tradition in a society. "From this point of view, all religions begin as cult movements. "Early on, today's great world faiths were most assuredly regarded as weird, crazy, foolish, and sinful they were typically treated with hostility. "For example, Roman intellectuals in the first century laughed at the notion that a messiah and his tiny flock in Palestine, an obscure comer of the empire, posed a threat to the mighty pagan temples. "But from an obscure cult movement, Christianity arose. "Other established religions, including Islam and Buddhism, were once cults. "Today they inspire hundreds of millions of faithful followers 9. The main pattern of organization of the paragraph is A. cause and effect. B. contrast. c. comparison. D. definition and example. 10. One transition that signals the pattern of organization of this paragraph ix 888 FA MacBook Air 74 2 <30 % 95 6 dd 27 dii 4 " f10 f3 & 7 8 ( 0 + 11 712