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Read the following article and answer the question that follows.Article: “The Truth About Fast Fashion”What Is Fast Fashion?Fast fashion refers to inexpensive clothing produced rapidly by mass-market retailers in response to the latest trends. While it allows shoppers to buy trendy clothes at low prices, it also encourages people to throw away garments quickly, often after just a few wears. This has made the fashion industry one of the largest contributors to global pollution. Environmental ImpactProducing cheap clothing requires massive amounts of water, chemicals, and energy. For example, it takes around 2,000 gallons of water to make a single pair of jeans, and dyes used in fabric often pollute nearby rivers. In one report, researchers found that the fashion industry is responsible for about 10% of all carbon emissions worldwide. What Can Consumers Do?Shoppers can reduce their environmental impact by buying fewer clothes, supporting sustainable brands, and donating or recycling old garments. Some companies now use recycled materials or organic cotton to create clothing. By making thoughtful choices, consumers can play a part in reducing the harm caused by fast fashion.How does the author use examples to advance the point about environmental harm?

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The author uses concrete examples—both specific facts and vivid images—to make the abstract claim that fast fashion harms the environment tangible and convincing.

- Quantitative examples (about 2,000 gallons of water for one pair of jeans; the industry produces ~10% of global carbon emissions) show the scale of the problem and add credibility.
- Qualitative examples (dyes polluting nearby rivers) illustrate the specific ways manufacturing damages ecosystems and create a vivid mental image that appeals to readers’ concerns.
- Together, these examples connect production practices to real environmental consequences, strengthening the argument and paving the way for the suggested consumer actions (buy less, choose sustainable brands, recycle) by showing what those actions could help reduce.