Question

In this section, you’ll determine how a particular sentence or paragraph fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of ideas.

Your local library hosts a Gift of Giving Week, during which young children and pre-teens are invited to visit and given a book to read. Since you’ve always been a passionate reader, you’ve volunteered to help identify appropriate books for the kids. First, to find the books you think would be appropriate for young children, you start reading online book reviews. You find one review that details a promising children’s book.

A sentence in the review’s opening paragraph explains that the book is a great read because of its relatable characters, engaging plot, and colorful illustrations.

Which of the following parts of an argument did you locate in the online book review?
Question 1 options:

Counterclaim


Reasoning


Evidence


Claim

Answer 1

Reasoning.

The sentence uses "because" to give reasons (relatable characters, engaging plot, colorful illustrations) that support the claim that the book is a great read — it's offering the argument's reasoning rather than a counterclaim or specific evidence.