Which example best states an argument rather than an explanation? a. the story of odysseus is a tale of many battles in which the hero and his men slaughter armies and entire cities that they pass along their route to their home. b. in the ancient world, violence was part of everyday life. enormous armies marched on foot to fight with other armies in hand-to-hand combat to the death. c. readers should not judge odysseus or the cyclops for their violent actions. the fact is that they existed in an ancient world that greatly respected victors. d. many areas of the ancient world were still uncharted. the people who dwelled in those regions constantly needed to guard their land and their animals.

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”