What is the purpose of addressing a counterargument in a rhetorical text? O to identify weaknesses in an argument and to anticipate objections
O to accept a particular point that is in opposition to a writer’s claim
O to disprove a particular point that is in opposition to a writer’s claim
O to support the claim using facts, expert opinions, and statistics

What can be concluded about rainsford from the narration

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Reading poetry to an audience is considered a form of a. vocal art. b. oral language. c. conversational skills. d. performance cues.