In which sentence does the underlined word most clearly have the same connotations as the word brutal in this passage?
a.
Because of a shortage, the authorities have imposed strict limits on
gasoline sales.
b. The winter cold was so harsh that a number of people were treated for
frostbite.
C. The athlete undertook a strenuous training program to improve her
skills.
d. He thought it was insensitive of her not to invite the couple down the
hall to her party.

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Explanation:

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since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.

an argumentative essay presents objectively a topic and its main characteristics. besides, it states all this information and facts by giving authentic and substantiated proof to the audience. by contrast, a persuasive text purpose is to convince the audience about some facts by presenting them according to his/her emotions and feelings. the main purpose of a persuasive text is to convince the audience to agree with the author´s opinion. on the other hand, in the argumentative essay, the author leads the writer to recognize his/her point of view as the correct one.