Read the argument below and answer the question that follows. band practice is at 7 a. m. before school. max is a member of the school band. max has band practice at 7 a. m. before school. which of the following choices accurately labels the elements of the above argument? a. premise: max has band practice at 7 a. m. before school. conclusion: band practice is at 7 a. m. before school. b. premise: band practice is at 7 a. m. before school. conclusion: max has band practice at 7 a. m. before school. c. premise: band practice is at 7 a. m. before school. max is a member of the school band. conclusion: max has band practice at 7 a. m. before school. d. premise: max is a member of the school band. conclusion: max has band practice at 7 a. m. before school. select the best answer from the choices provided a b c

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?