Read the claim and counterclaim about the New deal :
Supporters of President Roosevelt's New Deal
believed that it was necessary to alleviate rising
unemployment rates. Conservative critics, however,
claimed that there was too much taxation and
government regulation.

Which rebuttal refutes the counterclaim?
A) Increased business taxes caused political unrest
throughout the country.
B) Government regulation prevented the economy
from continuing to plummet.
C) Unemployment rates remained high despite
increased government regulation.
D) Businesses were being taxed at a higher rate than
they had been prior to the Great Depression.

My latest book, fightin’, prose short fiction, is a combination. there’s nothing about being indian in there. just stories of people. why shouldn’t i write about non-indians? i don’t have to dress anybody in feathers." how does ortiz's use of language in this excerpt set an informal tone? a. by using contractions and sentence fragments, ortiz makes this part of the interview feel more familiar and casual. c. by using the term "indian" rather than "native american," ortiz makes this part of the interview feel more combative or hostile. b. by employing first-person pronouns, ortiz makes this part of the interview more solemn and pessimistic. d. by asking a rhetorical question, ortiz makes this part of the interview objectively and intentionally funny and lighthearted.