Conceding a point in persuasive writing is done for the purpose of:feeling sorry for the opposite side

making your opponents feel better

giving the opposition partial credit in order to show that the writer is fair but the opposition is weak

giving up your argument

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Answer: Answer: giving the opposition partial credit in order to show that the writer is fair but the opposition is weak

Concession is used in literary works to acknowledge the ideas presented by the opposition in a formal manner. This is a technique of persuasion as it highlights the main points of the speaker against the opposition although expressed politely.

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In H. G. Wells's The Time Machine, the basic assumption about life in the future which the Time Traveller makes when he arrives among the Eloi is:

c. that the future must somehow be an improvement on the present

The Time Traveller compares the present and future, notices the present dilemma, and concludes the possible improvement that will happen in the future.

Chaucer intentionally left the Canterbury Tales unfinished. true or false

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Your answer is indeed true. =)
Chaucer never finished the stories, even the completed one are not revised

Which lines in this excerpt from "Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman indicate that all human beings are equal in the poet’s eyes?1. I am the poet of the woman the same as the man, 
2. And I say it is as great to be a woman as to be a man, 
3. And I say there is nothing greater than the mother of men. 
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We have had ducking and deprecating about enough, 
I show that size is only development.
 

5. Have you outstript the rest? are you the President? 
6. It is a trifle, they will more than arrive there every one, and still pass on.

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Answer: 2. And I say it is as great to be a woman as to be a man

The line " And I say it is as great to be a woman as to be a man" from the song of myself by Walt Whitman indicates that all human beings are equal regardless of the gender. Whatever is the gender, everybody is great according to the poet. 

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1. I am the poet of the woman the same as the man,

2. And I say it is as great to be a woman as to be a man,

5. Have you outstript the rest? are you the President?

Explanation:

1: The author acknowledges both genders as equal, "woman the same as the man,"

2: The author clearly states, "it is as great to be a woman as to be a man" communicating human equality among the sexes.

5: The author asks the reader how they are superior to anyone else, and if they are the president, in such a position of power.

What is task commitment

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Task commitment, according to Renzulli (1978), is the motivational energy which pushes the individual to creatively use or originally apply his or her above average talents in any one or many of a multitude of performance areas, to bring forth products that can be shared with the rest of society.

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Use a dictionary to research the origin and meaning of the word "obstacle." Explain the meaning of the prefix and the base word.

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The Latin word that is the source of the word obstacle combines parts that mean "to stand in the way of," so an obstacle is something that stands against what you want to do. In a dramatic piece, the obstacle is the person or thing that keeps a character from achieving his or her goal.

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d. understatement

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It's C. Irony. She thought that taking vitamins would keep her healthy, but she got sick anyway.