What is the purpose of using context clues, and how can you benefit as a student?

The purpose is to clarify the meaning of words and as a student you can learn new vocabulary and understand better a word or phrase.

Explanation:

The purpose of context clues is to add information that can clarify the meaning of a word, they normally are placed close to a word or a sentence like an explanation, a definition, some synonym, a comparison or even an antonym. Context clues can help students learn new vocabulary, understand better a phrase or the meaning of a word.

b. cronkite, a trusted television personality, declared that the war was unwinnable and told the american people that the government had better find a way out

even though it went against everything the news anchors typically stood for, cronkite voiced an opinion and took a stance, telling the us that there was no way they were going to win, the war was going to end in a stalemate.