Learning to recognize the writer's use of viewpoint, evidence, reasoning, and assumption enables readers to

a. understand subtle inferences in the text and draw valid conclusions.
b. never take anyone's word as absolute truth.
c. understand how authors become experts in their field.
d. develop an intuitive sense on which they can definitively rely.

Line 61-81: explain what opposing view king is addressing in this counter argument line 82-87: what is the effect of king mentioning his nobel prize?

Drag each label to the correct location. in "sinners in the hands of an angry god," jonathan edwards compares a number of different items to either nonbelievers or to the wrath of god. match each item to one of these categories. chaff rough wind spider falling rock bow storm

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.