(1) The nation's energy use is largely dependent on fossil fuels. (2) These fuels are nonrenewable resources, and they cause pollution. (3) We cannot continue our reliance on a fuel that will eventually run out. (4) Thus,
we must find other ways to sustain our energy demands. (5) Pursuing alternative fuel sources is the key to
solving our energy crisis.
(6) Currently, about 1 percent of energy in the United States is produced by the sun, and solar energy has the
potential to become a more widely used energy source. (7) Through different technologies, such as solar
cells, scientists have learned to use the sun's radiation to create electricity. (8) Solar energy is both
inexhaustible and clean. (9) The major limit to this alternative source is that equipment is expensive. (10)
Developing a cost-effective way to harness the power of the sun will be a significant development in solving
our energy crisis.
Which statement introduces a new counterclaim to the author's position?
Batteries are being developed to harness the sun's power for use at a later time.
The production of solar energy is relatively quiet, reducing noise pollution
Solar panels can be placed in remote areas, which is more cost effective than installing high-voltage wires.
The use of solar energy is especially limited in areas that do not get regular sunlight.

Read these sentences from thr excerpt. what the most dreaded, that i most desired. what he most loved, i most hated. that which to him was a great evil, to be carefully shunned, was to me a great good, to be diligently sought; and the argument which he so warmly urged, against my learning to read, only served to inspire me with a desire and determination to learn. which statement best explains why the author uses parallel structure to advance his purpose?

What surprises me,she said is not that con artist exist, but that enough people would have been both wealthy and gullible enough to think that they could but buy the brooklyn bridge

Which of these number is main idea? ! (1) propaganda is information that is methodically spread in order to persuade audiences to adopt a certain opinion. (2) advertising is an ever-present form of propaganda in our lives. (3) four common propaganda techniques are present in the advertising we see and hear every day. (4) one technique, the testimonial, involves having a well-known person appear on behalf of the product being sold. (5) advertisers assume, for example, that if we admire a sports star, we’ll want to eat the cereal he or she endorses. (6) another common propaganda technique, the bandwagon, makes us want to be “one of the gang.” (7) “everybody’s switching to . .” “don’t be left out . . ” and “all across america, people are discovering . . ” are phrases that signal a bandwagon approach. (8) the plain-folks propaganda technique is especially popular on tv. (9) in plain-folks commercials, we see and hear “regular” consumers talk about their experience using a certain phone company, headache remedy, or brand of coffee. (10) the fourth common propaganda technique, the transfer, encourages us to link two unrelated objects in our mind. (11) when a powerful cougar prowls around a shiny new car, for example, advertisers hope we will transfer our sense of the wild cat’s speed, strength, and beauty to our vision of their product.