In what way is dialogue more than just characters exchanging information out loud? What other clues about the story can we learn through this type of character interaction?

Dialogue shows what is happening instead of telling it. It portrays a scene vividly and breathes life into the characters. A good dialogue engages our attention very quickly as it lacks value judgements or lengthy explanations by the narrator.

just took the test;

argument: "it's time to wage a war against britain to secure american freedom."

claims: "america has tried every peaceful method available for seperating from england" & "the americans' petitions to the king have been turned away by him."