If we imagine ourselves in the scene in which the witness speaks with a firm and confident voice saying "that is the man I saw", the most probable thing is that it convinces us because she is very sure of herself, the witness does not doubt it for a moment, she/he is stating it.
The word <u>averred</u> can be replaced by <u>stated</u> since they have the same meaning. Other synonims can be claim, declare or affirm.
Answer:
A)Adam Alexander says some professers "are admant about banning them and include such prohibitions in clearly stated language on their syllabi"(82).
Explanation:
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J the last one is correct
C Europeans colonists maybe