Which of the following is most clearly one of Lincoln's purposes for writing this letter to Joshua Speed? A. to help his friend appreciate that Lincoln tolerates slavery in the South even though he hates it
B. to start an argument with his friend over his friend's support for the expansion of slavery
C. to explain why he finds it necessary to speak out against slavery
D. to persuade his friend to join him in opposing slave

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making a claim is just a fancy way of saying that you're stating your main point.' claims are not just opinions. a claim tells what you think is true about a topic based on your knowledge .

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a counterclaim is just the opposite of a claim. counterclaims are also provable and supportable by reasons and evidence. not just, 'because i said so.' when you're planning an argument, you need to know what the counterclaim might be so that you can make sure that you disprove it with your reasons and evidence your research." - (catherineroberts)

based on the biblical principle proverbs 16: 32, i agree with the author of the passage "better is it that it takes longer to be angry than the strong " to the extent that i share the philosophy that the nobility of heart demonstrates the strength of a person. those who are very proud, get angry easily and show their anger toward others are really weak, but those who are noble and do not constantly obfuscate or contain their feelings of anger, are strong people

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explanation:

answer: the sentence in the text that contains both the topic and the author's single most important idea about the topic

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