You are researching for an argumentative essay about rising gas prices. Which of the following would be ineffective support?
A graph about price increases from a news magazine published last month
An interview with a neighbor who has strong opinions on rising gas prices
An online article about gas prices with links to other sites to verify information
A video of a recent news report about people being forced to give up driving
An online article about gas prices with links to other sites to verify information. Is the right answer because it had other sites to prove that the information was correct. Plus, all the others are based on people opinions.
The ineffective support would be the neighbor. It would state opinions, rather than facts. However, if you asked what is effective, the answer would probably be the website, because it was proven by others.
