Which line most clearly creates a conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist?

Ron knew he and Mark had a long history of disagreeing on many unimportant things.
Ron knew he would soon be seeing Mark, even though they were in different schools.
Ron knew his choice would give Mark another reason to pester and tease him.
Ron knew his friends would understand his talk with Mark wasn't meant to make anyone angry.

Line 3

Explanation:

However a show of choice spurs pestering and teasing; this is a conflict.

Though line introduces a background of conflict between both subjects: Mark and Ron; line 3 well articulates it.

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).

the correct answer is c. analytical reasoning. it is when you analyze the situation to form conclusions.