1. Select the best description of a counterclaim. A counterclaim is a way to force the audience to agree regardless of their beliefs.
A counterclaim is a method of proving important points within an argument.
A counterclaim is a revised claim in a secondary draft of a larger argument.
A counterclaim is a statement of reasons someone might disagree with the claim.

2. A claim is

the closing point of any argument.
the starting point for any argument.
the supporting details in an argument.
the citations available for an argument.

Is "ing" an unstressed or stressed syllable?

Why do u think the boys care so much about being called by their nick names from the movie holes

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance