Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. in a political debate, one of the debaters offered this response to her opponent: "well, nothing that you say is ever true, so i'm not sure why we should think that your energy policy will positively affect climate change." how might this debater revise her statement to reflect a better understanding of debate tactics? a. the debater does not need to revise her tactics. b. the debater could explain how climate change works. c. the debater could avoid a personal attack and generalizations about her opponent, sticking instead to the facts. d. the debater could eliminate the portion about the energy policy and add another personal attack against her opponent to make her point.

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.