Read this line from the text: "My hope for you, as for all my assistants over the years, is that you will learn as much about yourself as you do about growing plants." What is the main purpose of this line? (5 points) A Reveal a lesson
B Introduce a character
C Develop the setting
D Create conflict

eli whitney was an american inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin. this was one of the key inventions of the industrial revolution and shaped the economy of the antebellum south.

the correct option is c) “logical reasons.”

writers should explain their position by writing logical reasons. in order to build effective arguments, clear evidence and logical ideas should be used to support the writers’ position.

counterclaims are used when the writers do not agree with a claim proposed by another author.

fair rebuttals are used by writers when a counterclaim to their position is being presented.