Which technique is jude most clearly using in the following discussion?
jude:
in this article, mccain says that it is f. scott fitzgerald who
wrote the great american novel, not mark twain. he uses a
compare-and-contrast structure to evaluate the two
authors and shows why fitzgerald is superior. do you think
this approach is effective?
carly:
i've read only one book by mark twain, and i've never read
any by f. scott fitzgerald.
jude:
that's o. k. we don't have to evaluate the books or those
authors. we're just discussing the way mccain set up his
article
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a. confirming the question
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b. making an objective
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c. using evidence
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d. synthesizing ideas

(important to read ender's game before answering) in what ways can people be both intelligent and foolish at the same time? how does the author show ender’s intelligence enabling him to fight against authority? make sure your ideas are well-organized and clear. review your word choice and make sure supports your purpose. edit by correcting errors in spelling and grammar and give your work a final polish.

Read the excerpt below from the poem "exile" by julia alvarez and answer the question that follows. i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, floating out past the driveway, past the gates, in the black ford, papi grim at the wheel, winding through the back roads, stroke by difficult stroke, out on the highway, heading toward the coast. which literary device is used in the comparison between the speaker's experience of fleeing the country and floating in the ocean? i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, extended metaphor symbolism simile theme

Asap! what statement about congressional representatives is true? -they focus on what is best for government -they focus on constituents and what they need -they are members of the upper house of congress -they don't need to focus on reelection