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The excerpt is from a longer essay on huckleberry finn by mark twain. what kind of support is used to develop the writer's main idea regarding how twain brought his characters to life?

Now we have "lords of dogtown," a fiction film based on the very same material and indeed written by peralta. not only is there no need for this movie, but its weaknesses underline the strength of the doc.” based on this passage, we can conclude that the author a. prefers documentaries to fictional stories c. likes the movie “lords of dogtown” very much b. prefers the documentary over “lords of dogtown” d. feels that it took too long to make the movie “lords of dogtown”

What is the definition of scathing? a. to assail with abusive language c. to deter by advice or persuasion b. bitterly severe, as a remark d. the west wind; a mild wind