The inference that can be deduced about the image is D. Portia wishes for help to keep from saying what she knows and feels.
<h3>What is an inference?</h3>
An inference simply means the conclusion that can be deduced from the information given in a story.
In this case, the image of "a huge mountain ‘between my heart and tongue" suggest that Portia wishes for help to keep from saying what she knows and feels.
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A. if there is an engineer on staff, he likely knows me
What is the prompt of the essay?
Essentially a thesis statement should state your opinion/the main idea of your essay. If a thesis is a question, it is no longer a statement.
Depending on what you will be writing about here are some alternatives that are close to your original thesis:
Social media has negative/positive effects on young adults. (discuss positive or negative effects)
Social media can affect young adults in a variety of ways. (discuss both positive and negative effects)
Young adults are affected by social media in many positive/negative ways. (discuss positive or negative effects)
It is a "inferential statistic." Inferential statistics seek to determine what a population might think or believe.