Question

This question has two parts. Answer Part A, and then answer Part B.
Par A

How does the authors’ inclusion of the bar graph and the data table contribute to their purposes in the articles?Both text features add emotional appeal by describing how students feel about cafeteria food.

Both text features use quantitative evidence to make each author’s argument about reducing food waste more convincing to readers.

The text features provide background information unrelated to the authors’ main arguments.

The graph and table both distract from the argument by focusing on numbers rather than real-life examples.
Question 6.b

Answer 1

Part A: Both text features use quantitative evidence to make each author’s argument about reducing food waste more convincing to readers.

Part B: The bar graph and data table supply concrete numbers (amounts, percentages, comparisons) that back up the authors’ claims. By showing the scale and patterns of food waste, they make the argument more credible and easier to understand, help readers see the problem’s scope, and support the authors’ recommendations for reducing waste.