Which word is defined as “to defend an argument using established rules of logic”?

a.
theorem
b.
justify
c.
conjecture
d.
assume

Is the slightly humorous tone of kristof's essay inappropriate for a discussion of deliberately killing wild animals? why or why not?

Read this excerpt from leah missbach day's foreword to wheels of change.bicycles have long played a role in my life. as a young woman, i rode one year-round before i had a car. but it was later in adulthood that the bicycle became more than a source of transportation for me. the bicycle actually began to truly shape the way i saw the world.what is the author's purpose for including this in the foreword?

What is the phrase a tiny shoot of phase prikled by the mind