If you are writing a persuasive essay in favor of banning vending machines in schools, which is a counterargument you might anticipate? a. snack foods and soda pop are unhealthy. b. students should have the right to eat what they want. c. schools should be free of commercial pressures.

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.