What are some of the difficulties you encountered in dustingushing fallacies?

What is the main idea of this paragraph from the volcanoes section of the ready.gov website

What is the correct definition of a canal? a) a machine that picks cotton faster b) a large entity that can carry heavy loads c) a man made ditch filled with water d) a boat that can travel up the current

What is indirect characterization? 1 when the author shows a character’s traits through words and actions 2 when a character expresses her true nature by acting in an opposite manner 3 when the narrator tells what a character is like with an explicit description 4 when a narrator is also a character in a story who provides internal thoughts