NEED THIS ASAP PL What kind of statement should you include at the beginning part of an argument?
O
the counter-claim
a rebuttal
claim
O
the evidence

Claim

Explanation:

Claim.  To begin, you must state your initial claim.  Once your position is established you present the evidence to support it.  The counter-claim and rebuttal are only used in response to the other team/person.  

answer: a

explanation:

read the following excerpt from “greece” by oscar wilde.

the sea was sapphire [colored], and the sky

burned like a heated opal through the air;

we hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair

for the blue lands that to the eastward lie.

which words does the poet include to the reader visualize the scene?

“the sea was sapphire”

“through the air”

“was blowing fair”

“to the eastward lie”