6. In the third paragraph, the author is mainly concerned with
(A) defending the verbosity of people who are
experiencing personal difficulties
(B) chastising people who exaggerate their
troubles to gain sympathy from others
(C) revealing the selflessness of those who
conceal their own suffering from others
(D) affirming the value of patience by explaining
the psychological benefits of listening to
others
(E) urging verbal restraint by highlighting the
impact of speech on the speaker's sense of
reality

This excerpt is an example of a claim of a. fact b. policy c. value d. definition

Write an argumentative paragraph answering does technology make us feel more alone?

4. how does the speaker's comparison of sinners to aninsect (paragraph 7) contribute to the central idea of thetext? o a it emphasizes the negative view god has ofsinners and how inconsequential they are to him.o b it stresses the connection that exists between allof god's creatures, whether they be human orinsect.o c it suggests that sinners can change for the better,as insects are known to go throughtransformations.o d it portrays sinners as being just as prevalentaround the earth as the wide variety of insects.