Why should a writer use a formal tone in an argumentative essay? to connect personally with the reader
to appear knowledgeable and trustworthy
to balance simple and emotional language
to avoid writing about an issue that is debatable

Which of the following statements about imprisonment rates in the united states is true? the united states imprisons people at a higher rate than russia, mexico, or canada. the united states imprisons people at a lower rate than russia or south africa, but higher than israel. the united states imprisons people at a lower rate than russia, mexico, or canada. russia, south africa, and mexico each imprison more people than the united states.

Griffin correctly concludes that the coordinate pair for the russian federation is an influential point, because removing the russian federation from the relationship will significantly change the trend of the regression line. is an influential point, because removing the russian federation from the relationship will not significantly affect the estimated coefficient of determination of the regression line. is not an influential point, because the russian federation does not have the highest cvdir of all 1111 nations in the scatterplot. is an influential point, because removing the russian federation from the relationship will not significantly affect the estimated slope of the regression line. is not an influential point, because the russian federation has a positive residual in the least-squares linear regression.

Sociologists found that the effects of institutionalization on infants, i. e. lack of a caring environment, will result in slower development of their mental, physical, and emotional skills. true or false? ?