The committee discussed (its, their) personal goals for the coming year.

What point is the author trying to make by comparing the travel times of the first transcontinental railroad and the first transcontinental flight?

Apolitical campaign showing the candidate wearing a hard hat and work shirt while touring a factory is using oa) glittering generalities. ob) transfer appeal. oc) testimonial. od) plain folks appeal.

In the real world, feldman learned to settle for less than 95 percent. he came to consider a company “honest” if its payment rate was above 90 percent. he considered a rate between 80 and 90 percent “annoying but tolerable.” if a company habitually paid below 80 percent, feldman might post a hectoring note, like this one: the cost of bagels has gone up dramatically since the beginning of the year. unfortunately, the number of bagels that disappear without being paid for has also gone up. don’t let that continue. i don’t imagine that you would teach your children to cheat, so why do it yourselves? the excerpt serves as which type of support for the authors’ argument? a claim an example a conclusion a counterclaim