Question

A science teacher gives the presentation assignment below.

Let’s make our families earth-friendly. Consider whether or not your family respects the environment. Discuss your routines and practices with your parents, and determine your family’s "footprint.” Then, suggest to your peers one earth-friendly effort that every family should make.

Which statement best expresses a strong claim for the presentation?

Families ought to throw away those nasty canned vegetables in their pantries and embrace the new trend of buying local produce.
Every family should buy local produce because it is more nutritious, it requires less packaging, and it promotes energy conservation.
Families need to stop driving to super stores ten miles away to buy apples from another coast or oranges from five states south.
Every family should consider driving or walking to a local farm and selecting produce, such as cucumbers, carrots, and lettuce.

Answer 1

"Every family should buy local produce because it is more nutritious, it requires less packaging, and it promotes energy conservation."

This is the strongest claim because it is clear, focused, assertive and arguable, and it gives specific reasons that the presenter can support with evidence.