In his speech about the rising cost of textbooks, Eli said, "For example, let’s imagine that there is a college student named Joe. Joe is taking public speaking, composition, algebra, and biology this semester. If Joe had walked into the bookstore to buy his textbooks in 1985, he probably would have paid around $400 for his books, but today, Joe’s books would probably cost around $800." What kind of support material is Eli using?

Eli used the hypothetical example.

Explanation:

A hypothetical example is one which doesn't exist, however we imagine as though it were to exist.

read this passage from the crisis. what rationale is paine using for going to war with great britain? my own line of reasoning is to myself as straight and clear as a ray of light. not all the treasures of the world, so far as i believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for i think it murder; but if a thief breaks into my house, burns and destroys my property, and kills or threatens to kill me, or those that are in it, and to "bind me in all cases whatsoever" to his absolute will, am i to suffer it? what signifies it to me, whether he who does it is a king or a common man; my countryman or not my countryman; whether it be done by an individual villain, or an army of them? if we reason to the root of things we shall find no difference; neither can any just cause be assigned why we should punish in the one case and pardon in the other.

it is waged war against an army of countrymen

it would lead to independence from britain

it would be an offensive war

it would be a defensive war

the underlined phrase is an example of : understatment