Get a sound. Run increaseVolume on the sound, and then onlyMaximize on the same sound. Get an original copy of the sound. Now, run fauxIncreaseVolume on the new copy, and then onlyMaximize on the output of fauxIncreaseVolume. The sounds will sound different. If the sound had words in it, the words will be much clearer after running fauxIncreaseVolume. Why is that?

What will be an ideal response?

The words are much cleaner after running fauxIncreaseVolume then onlyMaximize as fauxIncreaseVolume ensures that the majority of values will be above zero, meaning that after onlyMaximize the values will largely only be 32767, and only occasionally -32768. In contrast, using increaseVolume then onlyMaximize means that the values will oscillate between 32767 and -32768 much more frequently, leading to far less distinct sounds.