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Read the passage "In Praise of Slacking e." As you read, pay attention to the supporting claims and evidence the author
provides. Then, explain the main elements of the author's argument.
Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.

On one hand, i aspire to an ivy league vocation: 1 professor of the sciences in higher education. 2 but like noble amphibians that thrive on land and in the stream, 3 i've got another world of which i like to gladly dream. 4 some say that it's abnormal; my affections are exclusive. 5 in science, they say, emotions are something quite elusive. 6 line 3 exemplifies which kind of figurative language? a) hyperbole b) metaphor c) onomatopoeia d) simile