Answer:
GIve me more information if this question is lacking detail but I don't know what "the excerpt" is.
Explanation:
For something to be groundbreaking, or revolutionary I believe that it should advance humanity in the proper direction. The light bulb for example was a revolutionary invention. The definition of these two terms are as follows: "involving or causing a complete or dramatic change" and "breaking new ground; innovative; pioneering."
Answer:
B
Explanation: because a kenning is a compound that uses two words, to describe a noun (person place or thing) so hte "thunder-fire" isnt a word. It was combined.
Answer: the British military is a threat to the colonists freedoms.
Explanation:Henry’s point of view is that increased British military presence is intended to force us to submission.
Question: which sentence or phrase from the passage most clearly supports your answer?
Answer:”I ask gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if it’s purpose be not to force us to submission?”
Explanation: the word martial refers to war, and Henry’s point of view is that this martial array signals the intention of Britain to attack the colonies
it means a general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases.
Answer:
Mr. Williams would never agree to the proposal to purchase new playground equipment. He's a miserly tightwad who never spends a penny.
caricature
Won't you do your part to protect the environment and petition for a mandatory recycling policy?
leading question
Drinking soft drinks must be okay. Trent has a can of soda every day at lunch, and he seems to be in good health.
incorrect premise
We cannot continue to stand idly by and allow innocent animals to be murdered. Save a life and give a puppy or kitten a second chance through pet adoption.
loaded terms
If you don't change your diet, you will develop diabetes and heart disease.
hasty generalizations
Global warming is a real problem because the earth's temperature is gradually rising.
circular reasoning
I heard Mr. Coleman's son got sent to the principal's office yesterday. Mr. Coleman must not be very strict with his children.
false assumption
Explanation:
The terms used here are fallacies and they have been correctly matched to the statements above.
A fallacy is the use of faulty, invalid or inaccurate reasoning to make an argument.
Fallacy is used by us many times in our day to day correspondence with others. We use it to try and 'win' an argument with someone without even knowing we are committing a fallacy.
For example, telling someone that because you cheated in a test and got high grades, therefore, everyone that gets high grades in a test cheated is a fallacy of hasty generalization.