The term <em>slang</em> refers to <u>informal language</u> and it is usually considered to carry negative connotation, because it stands out from the standard, formal language.
So the answer here is that the connotation of <em>slang</em> in the second sentence is that:
The word <u>legitimate</u> helps us understand this, that even though slang was considered a bad thing, through time those words gained full meaning and are now commonly used.
Answer:
B: Tracing a sequence of events resulting in a positive outcome
Explanation:
(AP Classroom) Correct. Writers frequently use certain recognizable approaches to develop and organize the reasoning of their arguments. In the opening lines of the passage, the author employs such a method of development when he traces a sequence of events that he believes have culminated in a positive outcome: the First World War happened; the war provided a cautionary example; world leaders have been trying to prevent another outbreak of war; in the end, they succeed in devising the “greatest preventive measures ever adopted by nations.” A method of development provides an audience with the means to trace a writer’s reasoning in an argument. In this case, the author’s approach to organizing his argument suggests that he understands recent peace preservation efforts in terms of a temporal chain of events—one in which each event is linked to the next by a causal logic.
Yeah sure if you think so
False, many good arguments are very controversial.
