9. which of the following statements is true about supporting details?
a. they can be either stated or implied.
b. they are facts, statistics, and examples that support the main idea.
c. they do not add to the point of the writing.
d. they are always found in the topic sentence.

The following statement that is true about supporting details is option B. They are facts, statistics, and examples that support the main idea.

normally working animals are domesticated and ruled by a master, a domesticator (tamer), to perform basic and important functions on a farm, for example. the value used in this context is animal labor in exchange for food. it is not so much a contrast to the story told by napoleon and the pigs, since the animals of that particular farm also performed functions on the farm through domestication. the only thing is that in this case, who rules them is a pig, also an animal, but very respected, to whom the other animals lent him submission. that's about a strong relationship of dependency between animal and owner.

this quote could be referring to the death penalty. it's questioning the morality of sentencing murderers to death as a punishment, because it seems hypocritical. this quote seems to be arguing for non-lethal punishment for killers.