Taking a position in an argument means taking a side. When taking a side in an argument, the author will most likely give you biased evidence. They will only give you reason to believe their side, without giving you any sort of evidence for the other side in the argument.
Answer: You can either be against an argument of you support an argument which is known as pro and cons pros are for cons are against if the author is for the argument the reader may agree and be for it as well or they could choose to be against it being for or being against something is a person opinion its not a fact but its how they feel about a subject good luck i hope this information helps you!!! :)
I think this poem is saying about the last days of Alice which means she is really old maybe about 70+ years old or etc and recalling good memories of her in the past
Doctors (and nurses) take an oath about helping people (not the whole thing, but I don't know it as I am not a doctor or nurse). If the doctor is understanding, they might even help set up a payment plan.