the statement that takes a position on an issue or controversy
The claim is the main idea of the text. It is what the argumentative text is trying to prove. The claim takes a position on an issue. An example of a claim would be "Students should be given a study hall period during the school day, even if it means reducing the regular class times." This statement takes a position on the topic of study halls in schools. The rest of the options are all other elements of an argumentative text, but they do not describe the claim.
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the answer is c, a poor farmer
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this question has no content for me to answer
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Answer: indirectly, through his lack of action.
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Jim does nothing in this excerpt apart from look at Della who then tried to interpret this look by diagnosing it for the presence of emotions that she had prepared for but instead found none.
We are therefore introduced to Jim's character indirectly through Della's eyes as she analyses his lack of action.
