What is it called when our own attitudes and behavior are supported and validated when someone else's attitudes and behaviors are similar to our own?

Who is the speaker in this excerpt from book 13 of homer’s odyssey, and what inference can you make from the tone?

Flowchart with 6 boxes. box a sits at the very bottom of the left side of the flowchart, which flows into box b. box b flows into box c. box c flows into box d. on the bottom of the right side of the flowchart, box f flows into box e, and box e flows into box d. box d is the highest point in the flowchart. which of the following sections represent state-level courts? d, e, f b, e a, b, c a, f

Why is this statement not a hypothesis? sunflowers require soil and plenty of sunlight and water to grow and thrive. a. it is a well-known fact. b. it is a proven theory. c. it is not falsifiable. d. it is difficult to test.