Read the paragraph below, and then answer the question. It may contain errors. 1) There can be many benefits to drinking tap water instead of bottled water. 2) Fluoride helps to promote healthy teeth, but is eliminated in bottled water due to the process of osmosis or distillation. 3) Most tap water contains fluoride. 4) Another way healthy teeth can be maintained is by visiting a dentist regularly. 5) In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which regulates tap water, has stricter standards than the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates bottled water. 6) Although some opponents of tap water claim that it is unsafe to drink due to an unsafe amount of lead, the strict standards of the EPA ensures that the levels of lead in the water are safe for consumption.

Which sentence should be eliminated because it does not relate to the main idea of the paragraph?

A) sentence 2

B) sentence 4

C) sentence 5

read this passage from the crisis. what rationale is paine using for going to war with great britain? my own line of reasoning is to myself as straight and clear as a ray of light. not all the treasures of the world, so far as i believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for i think it murder; but if a thief breaks into my house, burns and destroys my property, and kills or threatens to kill me, or those that are in it, and to "bind me in all cases whatsoever" to his absolute will, am i to suffer it? what signifies it to me, whether he who does it is a king or a common man; my countryman or not my countryman; whether it be done by an individual villain, or an army of them? if we reason to the root of things we shall find no difference; neither can any just cause be assigned why we should punish in the one case and pardon in the other.

it is waged war against an army of countrymen

it would lead to independence from britain

it would be an offensive war

it would be a defensive war

the correct answer is c. analytical reasoning. it is when you analyze the situation to form conclusions.

explanation:

ward, and charles cooley, felt that social conflict was a process that should be in exploring social processes and social problems. conflict as a functional social process." 

the author motivation is to show the power of animal-human relationships.