Read this paragraph from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Well, three or four months run along, and it was well
into the winter now. I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever. I don't take no stock in mathematics, anyway. What is the author’s purpose for including this paragraph? to inform readers about one-room school houses to inform readers about mathematics instruction to persuade readers to stay in school to master basic skills to entertain readers with a story of a disinterested student
It would be persuading, But the character never said anything about dropping out, He Or she said ¨ I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever. I don't take no stock in mathematics, anyway¨
Answer: A type of logical thinking that starts with a general idea and reaches a specific conclusion. It's sometimes is referred to as top-down thinking or moving from the general to the specific.