Essays are rarely based upon opinion. true false

False

Explanation:

Since most essays are opinion, a writer needs to open his introduction with an opinion. He should, however, avoid a biased opinion and instead use a statement on which his readers can agree. Since no one wants to be told what to think, the introduction (which is really a form of argument) should wisely state the thesis.

i’m alive so yes and the author is a technique idiom

it would be d because the however is more proper and the comma is placed in the right spot