What claim is the author defending? Just comment me the question, and I will give you a nice answer. :>
Please do, because I really don't want to waste space here...
The answer is C!! 
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
The word that BEST describes Douglass's diction in this excerpt is  
A.	formal
 
        
             
        
        
        
The solar radiation that heats the Earth's crust is the driving force<span> behind the </span>water cycle<span>. The </span>water cycle<span> is sometimes referred to as the hydro-logic </span>cycle<span> and is a process through which Earth's </span>water<span> continuously moves between the surface of the planet and the atmosphere. </span>
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
Believable means credible
Explanation:
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