Read the following excerpt from a persuasive essay on "blood diamonds." Which line of argument is used in this excerpt? "Just as it is wrong for governments to allow the sale of diamonds that fund a war effort, it is wrong for jewelers to buy these diamonds."

A. Using examples to support claims
B. Using an inverse analogy
C. Use of pathos
D. Using correlatives

eli whitney was an american inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin. this was one of the key inventions of the industrial revolution and shaped the economy of the antebellum south.

the red coloration of the lungs looks alarming and adds to the overall message that the flu is threatening apex

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.