Read this passage from a rhetorical text in a local newspaper. (1) While out driving yesterday, I counted seven vacant storefronts in the four-block area of our town center. (2) There are additional vacancies in the smaller business district on the north end of town. (3) Not even ten years ago, we had two vibrant, bustling business districts, but now it’s as if we’re living in a ghost town. (4) Sky-high rents have contributed to the dearth of businesses in town, and it’s time the town council does something about it. (5) We should provide tax breaks for property owners who will lower their rents. (6) Some will say our budget cannot afford to fund this kind of tax relief, especially after last year’s damaging storms that required many expensive repairs to city infrastructure. (7) But how can we afford to allow our community to wither away? (8) Our property value is surely going to decline if our business districts continue to fail. (9) In the end, funding tax relief will save us all money.

Which sentence provides a counterargument to the claim that the town council should provide tax breaks?

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Read the excerpt below from "letter from birmingham jail" and then answer the question below: "my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word "tension." i have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. just as socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." how does king's repetition of the term "tension" impact the meaning of the text? question 5 options: dr. king says that he is afraid of the word tension and he doesn't think it is necessary. dr. king repeats the word tension to explain how he sees the word as a negative force that discourages change. dr. king repeats the word tension unintentionally, and it doesn't impact the meaning of the text. dr. king repeats the word tension to support how he views the word tension as positive and growth-producing.

Which of the following is a compound complex sentence