The basketball team should find a new coach. Sure, the old coach has won two titles in the past three years, but he's hard to be around, and
his fashion sense is terrible.
Which statement best evaluates the use of a claim and reasoning?
A. The passage does not have a claim and does not contain any
sound reasoning,
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B. The passage has a strong claim that is not backed up by sound
reasoning
C. The passage has a strong claim backed up by sound reasoning,
D. The passage does not have a claim but does contain sound
reasoning

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile