Argument in George Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language” Answers

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How does the evidence support the claim in this passage?

It is a fact that proves that a historical military coup ended in a dictatorship.

It uses examples contrasting violent and nonviolent ways to remove a government.

It is a fact that links violence and dictatorships.

It uses examples that contrast generals and dictators.

How does Gandhi rebut the counterclaim?

by using statistics to show that it is untrue

by explaining that the world’s opinion is the product of propaganda

by citing evidence that Indians support independence

What counterclaim is presented in the passage?

India is making a mistake by seeking independence.

India should not be limited to nonviolence.

The British are unlikely to grant India’s independence.

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