A newspaper story about the growing number of drug dealers in the city began with the sentence, "Are you sure your neighbor is not dealing drugs?" What kind of a lead has the newspaper used for this story?

a) Question
b) Straight
c) Blind
d) Direct quote


ANS: a

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