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read this outline for an argumentative speech.

1. introduction: consuming organic food.
a. it is better for your health to consume organic fruits and vegetables
instead of conventionally grown produce.

2. organic fruits and vegetables are free of chemicals.
a. farmers who raise organic produce do not use synthetic pesticides.
b. some say the pesticide residue on conventional produce is minimal, but
even minimal amounts of pesticide can have a harmful effect over time.
c. organic produce is safer due to the lack of chemicals.

3. organic fruits and vegetables are more nutritious.
a. organic produce is packed with vitamins and minerals.
b. conventionally grown foods are not lacking in nutrition, but the
concentration of vitamins and minerals is higher in organic foods.
c. organic produce is healthier due to the high concentration of vitamins
and minerals.

4. organic fruits and vegetables are less likely to carry diseases.
a. organic farming is cleaner than conventional farming.
b. organic farming does not include chemicals that kill organisms, however
incidences of harmful bacteria are lower in organic produce.
c. organic produce is safer due to the low incidence of harmful bacteria.

5. organic fruits and vegetables are better for your health for three reasons.
a. organic fruits and vegetables are grown without the use of synthetic
chemicals, are more nutritious, and are less likely to spread diseases.
b. the lack of chemicals, the high concentration of vitamins and minerals,
and the lower incidence of disease are all better for your health.

the underlined sentence in the outline is
the thesis statement.
the topic sentence.
a counterclaim.
the conclusion.

What does the word precocious mean in this sentence

Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich: her attitude towards him and his diseases is still the same. just as the doctor had adopted a certain relation to his patient which he could not abandon, so had she formed one towards him—that he was not doing something he ought to do and was himself to blame, and that she reproached him lovingly for this—and she could not now change that attitude. "you see he doesn't listen to me and doesn't take his medicine at the proper time. and above all he lies in a position that is no doubt bad for him—with his legs up." she described how he made gerasim hold his legs up. the doctor smiled with a contemptuous affability that said: "what's to be done? these sick people do have foolish fancies of that kind, but we must forgive them. . " they all rose, said good-night, and went away. when they had gone it seemed to ivan ilyich that he felt better; the falsity had gone with them. but the pain remained—that same pain and that same fear that made everything monotonously alike, nothing harder and nothing easier. everything was worse. again minute followed minute and hour followed hour. everything remained the same and there was no cessation. and the inevitable end of it all became more and more terrible. based on the excerpt, how is praskovya fedorovna a character foil to ivan ilyich? a. she is kind and takes care of ivan, which is why he feels guilty about how he treated her for most of their married life. b. she is vindictive toward ivan while pretending to be worried about him, thus reminding him of how his family has never forgiven him. c. she plays the part of the worried wife without any real feeling, symbolizing the false propriety ivan upheld but now hates. d. she is young, healthy, and beautiful—everything ivan can never be again and wishes he could return to. reset next

Is the following statement true or false? the topic sentence of a paragraph should indicate what the paragraph is going to be about. false true