I'm guessing you're supposed to drag and drop the following in the most appropriate category? If so I'd say politician, apathy, and frugal go into "context clues" while dependable goes in "suffix" and triathlete goes in "prefix".
Answer:
By using words with negative connotations, such as brutal
Hope this helps!~
The definition to a claim statement is when the claim is essentially arguable
To support the persons position proving why he made certain points in the story
