Read this example Martin is assigned an argumentative essay. The prompt says, "Write an argumentative essay that takes a position
on whether students should have to pass a test to graduate from high school."
Martin develops this claim: "If students have passed all their classes and tests in those classes, it is not fair to make
them also pass a test to graduate from high school."
Which answer choice best describes Martin's claim?
O Martin's claim does not take a position.
Martin's claim is based more on emotion than reasoning.
O Martin's claim does not respond to the prompt.
O Martin's claim is good because it appropriately responds to the prompt.

Read the excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one. which choice best describes the purpose of this text? to persuade readers to oppose the censorship of literature to inform readers about censorship in a specific country to entertain readers with stories about censorship to motivate readers to speak out against censorship mark this and return

Which passage is the best example of deductive reasoning? a. aaron wants to try something new for lunch. he asks his coworkers what they like and then decides where to eat b. everyone in mr. kim’s class got an a on the test. casey is in mr. kim’s class, so he must have received an a on the test. c. petra sees that all the kids at her school walk home. tomorrow she will tell her mother she doesn’t need a ride home. d. saul is buying a present for his sister. he asks his mother for suggestions and then goes to the mall to find something.

“dènouement” is another word for the of a plot.