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We know that both are from first-person point of view because <span>first </span>person<span> is someone telling you his or her story. </span>They both explain the same purpose when you read from the perspective of the narrator.
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The purpose of a counter argument in a persuasive text is to address any doubts the reader may have regarding the author's claim by refuting any possible flaws or opposing notions.
Answer:
A. consider the words an author uses to describe a topic
Explanation: The other answers have nothing to do with finding the author's message.
An encyclopedia would be the source to look for the Salem witch trials, because an atlas is a collection of maps, a dictionary is used for word definitions, and a thesaurus is used for synonyms !
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