Read the excerpt from warriors don't cry."then you don't have anything to be concerned about." mother lois maneuvered through the unusually heavy traffic. "i don't know where all the cars could have come from," she said. we both craned our necks, curious about all the unfamiliar cars and people. certainly there had never before been so many white people driving down the streets of our quiet, tree-lined neighborhood. what idea is emphasized through repetition? commuter traffic is a daily inconvenience. the streets are unusually crowded. the narrator is looking for her friends. mother lois is not a skilled driver.

Read the following excerpt from fast food nations which of the following choices best presents a counterclaim to the argument presented in this excerpt

Read the extract below and identify the three kind(s) of bias that are apparent within it. despite being reintroduced in the 1600s by idle, muddle-headed aristocrats in order to be slaughtered for fun, all the wild boars that were brought to australia from the continent eventually died out. for the next 300 years there were no boars in australia, but in the 1980s farmers saw a chance to diversify and began to import and farm them. some of these beautiful, intelligent animals escaped and established herds of their own, once again living wild and purely natural lives. while their ideal home is in woodland, boars are hardy and are able to live in multiple habitats. a/ mistreatment of opposing views b/ positive stereotyping c/ subjective vocabulary d/ personal attacks e/statistics f/ corporate bias e/ negative stereotyping g/ offensive language

How can you avoid the problem of groupthink? a. by choosing a group leader to direct the group b. by composing the team of only like-minded individuals c. by encouraging all members to voice their opinions d. by keeping quiet when you disagree with another group member's opinion