When trying to write in 500 words, one must not add "fluff" and excess information. which of the following is the best reason why a writer should get rid of obvious padding?
a. it makes the writer sound unsure of the position and circling around a few ideas without explanation
b. the reader can tell it's padding and the writer is simply trying to meet the word requirement
c. it lessens the value of the paper and the writer is not taken seriously

Which statement from chamberlain's speech to parliament did the least to support his cause? a. "no doubt i shall have plenty of critics who will say that i am guilty of facile optimism . ." b. "the house will remember that when i last addressed them i gave them some account of the godesberg memorandum . ." c. "therefore, it was essential that we should quickly reach a conclusion . ." d. "the relief that our escape from this great peril of war has, i think, everywhere been mingled in this country with a profound feeling of sympathy . ."

What is the theme of "the story of the fisherman”?

On one of his many outings through the brobdingnagian countryside, gulliver walks on a small path through a field. during this walk on the small path, how does gulliver get dirty? a. the dwarf throws at gulliver, b. the queen of brobdingnagian steps on gulliver, c. gulliver gets caught in a rainstorm, and d. gulliver falls in cow dung.