The specific moments, actions, and events in a story that screenwriters and filmmakers choose to include in a film, and the sequence in which they arrange them. May be linear or non-linear.

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Plot is the specific selection and arrangement of events, actions, and moments that a screenwriter or filmmaker includes in a film, presented in a particular order (which can be linear or non-linear).

1. Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- Plot: the ordered sequence of events chosen to be shown; it organizes cause-and-effect relationships and narrative tension.
- Story: the broader set of events and background (including off-screen events) that underpin the plot.
- Narrative vs. Plot: narrative is the means of telling (voice, perspective, devices); plot is the curated sequence of events.
- Linear vs. non-linear: linear plots present events chronologically; non-linear plots reorder time (flashbacks, flashforwards, parallel timelines).

2. Step-by-step reasoning
- The question emphasizes "specific moments, actions, and events" that are "chosen to include" and "the sequence in which they arrange them." That emphasizes selection and arrangement, not the totality of events that could have occurred (which is the story).
- It also notes that this arrangement "may be linear or non-linear," which is a standard descriptor of plot forms.
- Therefore the term that precisely denotes both selection and sequencing of events is "plot."

3. Intermediate steps or clarifications
- Identify keywords: "specific moments, actions, and events" → implies choices from a larger set (plot vs story).
- "Sequence in which they arrange them" → emphasizes ordering (core to the definition of plot).
- "May be linear or non-linear" → directly describes how plots are structured in films.

4. Why the correct answer is correct
- Plot specifically refers to the curated, ordered presentation of events in a film, exactly matching the question's focus on chosen moments and their arrangement. It captures both selection and sequencing, including different temporal structures.

5. Why other possible options are incorrect
- Story: refers to the totality of events (including those not shown); it is broader than the question’s focus on chosen, ordered moments.
- Narrative: refers to the manner or technique of telling (point of view, voice, devices), not specifically the selection/sequencing of events.
- Theme/structure/scene/screenplay: these are related concepts (theme is meaning, structure is form, scene is a unit) but none specifically denote the chosen sequence of events like "plot" does.

6. Conclusion
The description given—selection and sequencing of events, possibly linear or non-linear—precisely defines Plot. This matches the provided answer: Plot.

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