Claim: Our school should remove the vending machines that sell unhealthy snacks.
A.
Eating too many unhealthy snacks can lead to health issues such as diabetes.
B.
Vending machines bring in money that the school uses to buy athletic equipment.
C.
Young people burn a lot of calories, and snacks like chips can help replace them.
D.
A school in Tarrytown removed its vending machine, and many students became healthier.
1 answer
The option that uses deductive reasoning and serves as a premise for the claim is:
A. Eating too many unhealthy snacks can lead to health issues such as diabetes.
This statement directly connects unhealthy snacks (which are sold in vending machines) to a negative health outcome, providing a logical foundation for the claim that the school should remove those vending machines.
