Arguments are composed of statements. a statement is a sentence that makes a claim that can be either true or false. being true or false is what distinguishes statements from other types of sentences. consider the following sentences. indicate whether each sentence is a statement.
whales are neither dolphins nor porpoises.
this sentence make a claim that can be either true or false.
this means that the sentence a statement. seven plus three equals eight.
this sentence make a claim that can be either true or false.
this means that the sentence a statement.

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia

When the author quotes the actress sarah brown as saying, i truly believe that this film gives an important message to audiences, the author is using a) repetition. b) a testimonial. c) an ethical appeal. d) the bandwagon method.

Which of the following statements is true?