What type of premises does the following argument have?: "I've been looking at the available literature on the trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, and the great majority of writers on the subject have grave doubts about the Rosenbergs' guilt. It seems clear that they may well have been innocent."

B). Dependent Premises.

Explanation:

A premise is elucidated as the postulation that forms the basis of an entire argument and from which the conclusion is drawn. It functions to support the information.

As per the question, the 'dependent premises' is the type of premise which would be required for the given argument as each information(available literature, majority of writers, Rosenberg's guilt, etc.) is logically associated to one another and functions to back the conclusion 'they may well have been innocent'. Therefore, option B is the correct answer.

Metaphor is a figure of speech wherein two unlike objects are applied together.

In this question, I think the highlighted metaphor is DIRT-DISAPPOINTED.

Dirt and Disappointed are two very contrasting things or ideas. However, when these two words are brought together, it gives a new meaning. It means extreme disappointment. It is like having your hopes and dreams almost at your hands but before you can grab them, they fall and crash leaving you crushed.

The pickers were dirt-disappointed because no matter how many fruits they picked, it still was not enough to get a higher pay to feed their family at home.