An author claims that "zoos do more good than harm." The author provides the following as support for the claim:
Without zoos, there are 37 endangered species that would now be extinct. The white rhinoceros and the South China tiger are just two examples. They survive today because the last two of each species were carefully bred in captivity. If not for zoos, these species would have died in the wild.

Which choice best describes the support the author provides? (5 points)

It is effective support for the claim.

It is ineffective support because it presents opinion rather than fact.

It is ineffective support because it does not help prove the claim.

It is ineffective support because it provides no source for the information.
6.
An author writes the following paragraph for an argumentative essay:
In 2012, parenting organization Children Matter Most questioned 200 adults about television's influence on their families. 76 percent of the respondents admitted they had witnessed their children demonstrating improper or embarrassing behavior they felt originated from television. Examples ranged from offensive language to aggressiveness to age-inappropriate actions. Parents fingered reality shows, daytime talk shows, and adult-themed cartoons as the worst influences.

For which of the following claims does the paragraph best provide support? (5 points)

Television provides entertainment for people of all ages.

Television is a bad influence on children.

Television offers good and bad programming for families.

Television has three types of shows that affect children negatively.
7.
The following claim is made in an argumentative essay:
The United States should require all citizens to be listed as organ donors.

Which of the following would be considered ineffective evidence to support this claim? (5 points)

Statistics showing the number of lives saved by organ donors each year

Examples of situations when organ donations have saved lives

Facts from a documentary about mechanical and artificial hearts

Testimony from the emergency room doctors and patients who have been saved
8.
Read the following claim and then answer the question that follows:
Public school students should wear uniforms.

Which statement best describes the claim? (5 points)

The claim is ineffective because it suggests the essay will inform rather than argue.

The claim is ineffective because it does not state a clear position.

The claim is effective.

The claim is ineffective because it expresses the first-person preference.

(sorry for so many I just got to attend a wedding in a few hours. Please hurry)Btw I a using my moms account to Facebook NOT 22)

The claim states that animals would be extinct if not for zoos. The evidence gives an example of two species who would have been extinct if not for zoos providing the opportunity for them to breed.

6. Television is a bad influence on children.

The paragraph uses evidence from a survey to show that parents have been embarrassed by behaviors they believe their children have learned through watching television. This would indicate that television is a bad influence.

7. Facts from a documentary about mechanical and artificial hearts.

This evidence would be ineffective because the claim is about organ donors. Mechanical and artificial hearts do not require organ donors.

8. The claim is effective.

It clearly gives the position that the author supports uniforms. It also doesn't use any "I" statements. It also does not suggest the essay will inform rather than argue.