Read this passage from the autobiography by benjamin franklin. which most closely represents franklin’s efforts to be more humble? i cannot boast of much success in acquiring the reality of this virtue; but i had a good deal with regard to the appearance of it.—i made it a rule to forbear all direct contradiction to the sentiments of others, and all positive assertion of my own. i even forbid myself agreeable to the old laws of our junto, the use of every word or expression in the language that imported a fixed opinion; such as “certainly,” “undoubtedly,” etc., and i adopted instead of them, “i conceive,” “ i apprehend,” or “i imagine a thing to be so or so,’ or “it so appears to me at present.”—when another asserted something that i thought an error, i denied myself the pleasure of contradicting him abruptly, and of showing immediately some absurdity in his proposition; and in answering i began by observing that in certain cases or circumstances his opinion would be right, but that in the present case there appeared or seemed to me some difference, etc. a. he began using opinionated words. b. he adopted a more tolerant attitude in speaking with others. c. he became more accepting of the absurd positions of others. d. he stopped contradicting what other people thought.

Which phrase best describes the role of irony in a written book? a. to validate readers’ beliefs b. to defy readers’ expectations c. to represent an idea d. to dramatize events apex

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Ineed . read the passage, and choose the three (3) inferences that are most firmly based on the given information. your sister has a new boyfriend. the first time you meet him, he corners you and talks to you for an hour about football, a subject in which you have no interest at all. you come away with the impression that he is an inconsiderate bore. the next two times you see him, however, he says not a word about football. he participates in the general conversation and makes some witty and intelligent remarks. what is your impression of him now? do you find him likable and interesting on the basis of the last two encounters? do you average out the early minus and the later plus and come out with a neutral zero? neither is likely. what is likely is that you still think of him as an inconsiderate bore. psychological research suggests that first impressions, as our mothers and fathers told us, are quite lasting. 1. the words “neutral zero” refer to an impression that is positive. 2. the words “neutral zero” refer to an impression that is neither positivenor negative. 3. the selection suggests that it’s a good idea to make good firstimpressions. 4. the selection suggests that it can be difficult to remain objective aboutothers. 5. first impressions tend to be fair and balance