20. What one theme is NOT a part of the paragraph summarized below? Britain cannot do justice to America at such a distance; it would take most of a year for petitions
and resolutions to travel back and forth. Besides, it's unnatural for a larger country to be
governed by a small island. It's not worthwhile to take up arms over a matter of law (the stamp-
acts), or to fight at all, unless America is in earnest about independence. Ever since April 1775,
Paine has rejected "the hardened [...] Pharaoh of England." (paragraph 86) IT
(1 Point)
The role of government
The case against monarchy
Independence vs. dependence
Reason, morality, and rhetoric

It is widely assumed that people need to engage in intellectual activities such as solving crossword puzzles or mathematics problems in order to maintain mental sharpness as they age. in fact, however, simply talking to other people—that is, participating in social interaction, which engages many mental and perceptual skills—suffices. evidence to this effect comes from a study showing that the more social contact people report, the better their mental skills. which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the force of the evidence cited? (a) as people grow older, they are often advised to keep exercising their physical and mental capacities in order to maintain or improve them. (b) many medical conditions and treatments that adversely affect a person's mental sharpness also tend to increase that person's social isolation. (c) many people are proficient both in social interactions and in solving mathematical problems. (d) the study did not itself collect data but analyzed data bearing on the issue from prior studies. (e) the tasks evaluating mental sharpness for which data were compiled by the study were more akin to mathematics problems than to conversation.