C. Credible. If a speakers facts aren't credible they are less believable because there isn't a 100% guarantee they are correct.
Answer:
c. The destruction of southern cotton crops due to boll weevil
infestations.
Explanation:
Cotton was among the most important crops in the agricultural south, and a nearly indestructible new insect species, known as the boll weevil devastated much of South America's cotton crop. In Alabama alone, cotton production decreased by 70 percent between 1914 and 1917. Southern agriculture has got a catastrophic hit and its labor force, mostly African American sharecroppers, has been found out of work. Thousands of black people went North in a mass exodus labeled the Great Migration,
Answer:
Courtney cannot perform operations.
Explanation:
According to Piaget's stages of cognitive development, Courtney would be at the pre-operational stage. When children are at this stage, their thinking is still egocentric, meaning they have difficulty to understand and accept the perspective of others. However, at this stage children can already establish stable concepts as well as perform mental reasoning. Still, that does not mean they can perform operations - their reasoning is still physical, so mental tasks are not yet available. That explains why Courtney is able to count the apples when she is holding them, but not when she has to think/imagine them.