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Read the excerpt from the body paragraph of an argumentative essay about entrepreneurs and free enterprise.

In a free enterprise system, companies can become more successful by beating their competitors in service and pricing. Mary Kay Ash’s innovative business plan used her reduced costs and her loyal, home-based sales team to beat the competition at providing cosmetics to American women.

Why is this excerpt an example of a strong argument?

It provides a citation as evidence to support the claim.
It states a counterclaim and demonstrates why it is incorrect.
It includes a clear topic sentence and provides effective support.
It is nonspecific so that readers can provide their own interpretations.

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It includes a clear topic sentence and provides effective support.

The first sentence states the claim about free enterprise, and the second gives a specific example (Mary Kay Ash’s business plan) that supports that claim.