The purpose of a counter argument in a persuasive text is to address any doubts the reader may have regarding the author's claim by refuting any possible flaws or opposing notions.
D."<span>While facts can be proven, historical fiction includes imagined details to add dramatic interest." is your answer. This is because FACT is something that happened and is/can be proven true. FICTION is something which may have bases in the real world, but in reality can't be confirmed. Example:
Historical FACT: "When John Adams had been elected president, the white house wasn't even finished being built."
Historical FICTION: "John Adams looked up at the weary scaffolding of his soon-to-be home, and sighed."
The obvious difference here is that one IS what we know, vs. one being </span>BASED on what we know. While we know the white house wasn't built at that time, we don't know for sure if John Adams looked up at it and sighed.
Answer:
Weakness
Explanation:
When Achilles jumped into the river styx to become physically immortal, he had to chosse one spot to carry all his weakness. His was his heel.
<span>D) a white, sandy beach and a snow covered street
This passage uses the color of the sand on the beach and the way it stretches far to compare it to the way a snow covered street might look, even though one situation is very warm and the other would be very cold. </span>
