This question is missing the options. I've found the complete question online. It is the following:
Jane Yatman never challenged Jane Lindsay's 800-mile record. Instead, she found a new venue for her long-distance cycling. In 1900, she rode from New York to Chicago-approximately 1,050 miles-in 254 hours and 40 minutes.
The statements in this excerpt are objective because they
A. contain facts that can be proven.
B. offer personal beliefs and opinions.
C. include debatable details and ideas.
D. persuasive words and phrases.
Answer:
The statements are objective because they:
A. contain facts that can be proven.
Explanation:
Objective statements should not be debatable, nor should they express one's opinions and beliefs. Those characteristics make a statement subjective and/or biased, meaning they are questionable or simply based on someone's feelings and inferences. Objective statements focus on facts that can be proven, events that have been recorded somehow. That is why the statements we are analyzing here are objective ones. They concern facts that are certainly recorded in documents or newspapers. Notice how precise the dates, distances and time are.
