Question

Thomas is writing a persuasive essay calling for more people to participate in recycling and carpooling. One of his paragraphs starts with the following topic sentence: Carpooling is an effective way to save money as well as help the environment.

What type of detail would be best to support this topic sentence?
Responses
A discussion of how carpooling can be a fun, if challenging, activitydiscussion of how carpooling can be a fun, if challenging, activity
B statistics that show lower pollution levels in cities with carpoolingstatistics that show lower pollution levels in cities with carpooling
C statistics that show inconclusive results about pollution in cities with carpoolingstatistics that show inconclusive results about pollution in cities with carpooling
D statistics that show how many cities currently encourage carpoolingstatistics that show how many cities currently encourage carpooling
E anecdotes about people who have chosen to carpoolanecdotes about people who have chosen to carpool

Answer 1

B statistics that show lower pollution levels in cities with carpooling