Read this excerpt from the persuasive essay, "Saying No to Phosphates." Then, answer the question below. Phosphates are going to destroy our water supply if we don’t stop using them soon. They have already caused serious damage to rivers and lakes throughout the country. Companies that use phosphates in the manufacture of detergents don’t care about the environment. They only care about making money. That’s why they opposed the laws that ban phosphates from detergents. So, if phosphates are not banned in detergents, let’s not use detergents at all.

In the 1970s, when people first started worrying about phosphates, the detergent companies said that soap without phosphates wouldn’t clean clothes and dishes properly. I think using water to wash clothes and dishes is good enough. It won’t pollute the environment, and we will have a cleaner planet. Water is a good cleaning agent. In the past, our ancestors did not have soaps and detergents and they managed well. We can also do the same if we put our mind to it.
Which logical fallacy is evident in this excerpt?
A.
False dichotomy
B.
Ad hominem
C.
Ad populum
D.
Post hoc

Read the selection below and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes o, what is that whimpering there in the darkness? 

 'let him lie in my arms. he is breathing, i know.
 look. i'll wrap all my hair round his neck' – the sea's rising,
 the boat must be lightened. he's dead. he must go.' 


 see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses, 
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat, 
 and the wild pleading woman that clasps her dead lover 
 and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.
 'come, lady, he's dead.' - 'no, i feel his heart beating,
 he's living, i know. but he's numbed with the cold. 
 see, i'm wrapping my hair all around him to warm him.' -
- 'no. we can't keep the dead, dear. come, loosen your hold.

 'come. loosen your fingers.' - 'o god, let me keep him! ' -
 o, hide it, black night! let the winds have their way! 
 and there are no voices or ghosts from that darkness, 
 to fret the bare seas at the breaking of day. which choice best describes the conflict in this poem? the winds are rocking the boat. a man is thrown into the sea. a woman doesn’t want to let go of her dead lover. someone is crying in the darkness.

Read the passage: canines may not be the deepest thinkers in the world. but perhaps that's for the best. the life of a dog—sitting alone all day, waiting for everyone to come home—can be pretty boring. super-smart animals would probably get totally stressed out, says university of pennsylvania researcher james serpell. look at it this way: if dogs were any smarter, they probably wouldn't choose to hang around with us. which best describes the tone of the passage?

What is the province of il chicago?