5. What does the author intend to inform the reader about Piggy in the following quote? “Piggy could think. He could go step by step inside that fat head of his, only Piggy was no chief. But Piggy, for all his ludicrous body, had brains. (78)" a. Piggy is logical, intelligent and has good ideas. b. Piggy is physically incapable of doing much manual labor. C. While Piggy has some things to offer the others, leadership is not one of them. d. All of the above e. A and B, but not C​

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

Why would the following likely fail as the basis for an evaluative argument? "the theme of gender bias among adults is an important one"a: it is based on a moral judgment that not everyone sharesb. it is based on the writers personal tastec. it is based on faulty assumptiond. none of the above

What type of persuasive appeal seeks to show that an argument is correct or valid