James interviews a fire inspector about a recent fire that engulfed a nearby restaurant. He starts with enquiring about when the fire was detected, and then proceeds to ask when the first crews arrived at the restaurant, when they started attacking the fire, when they had it under control, and when they left the scene. In this scenario, James is following a ________ structure of interviewing.
A. time sequence
B. topical sequence
C. problem-solution sequence
D. space sequence
Answer: A
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