The answer is D. The President reports that 60% of troops will be removed from Afghanistan before the end of the year.
Answer:
c. Some people think they can tame deer, but I just don’t buy it.
Explanation:
A paper with an academic voice is characterized for featuring a formal language as well as impersonal and reasonable statements based on evidence. It is also free of idioms, slang or expressions that one would normally use with friends or in informal settings. The expression in option C: “I just don't buy it” is too informal and personal to be part of an informational academic paper, and thus, it should be revised.
Answer:
I'd choose B. millions of people don't excuse the fact that smoking is dangerous to your health.
Explanation:
The claim is stating that smoking is reasonable only because millions of people do it. If you wanted to argue !against! the claim, you would most likely want to say an opposite. So to argue against the claim, you would want to try B.
Homophones sound the same but do not have the same meaning.