Answer:
<em>(C) offering a specific example to support a general claim
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Explanation:
If there is only one claim: "Things which today seem unremarkable could have altered the course of history once...."
<em>Even the answer choice's clarification mentions "the claim": </em>
The second paragraph provides detailed details–perhaps even the position nutmeg played in New York history–to support the argument that apparently inconspicuous things can change the course of events.
So, shouldn't alternative "author say" consider instead of "author claims"?!
Answer:
I think it's a metaphor, it imply something that is broken or unable to repair
The suffix here would be 'ment', which means 'an act of, a state of, or a result of'. The suffix 'ment' changes the word from a verb to a noun, therefore to argue is a verb and becomes an argument which is a noun, to disagree is a verb and becomes a disagreement which is a noun. Therefore to define argument using this logic and one of the four options given the correct answer would be C. state of disagreement.
Can you show me the answer choices?
