Main Claim: Children should begin taking foreign language in elementary school.

Question

Which note should the student label as EVIDENCE?

(1 point)
Responses

Note 1: Learning a foreign language gets more difficult as a person gets older.
Note 1: Learning a foreign language gets more difficult as a person gets older.

Note 2: Knowing another language is more important than ever because of increasing globalization.
Note 2: Knowing another language is more important than ever because of increasing globalization.

Note 3: Statistics show that it takes years to become fluent in a new language.
Note 3: Statistics show that it takes years to become fluent in a new language.

Note 4: A blog entry explaining the difficulty in learning a foreign language as an adult.

Answer 1

The student should label Note 3: Statistics show that it takes years to become fluent in a new language as EVIDENCE. This note provides a factual basis for arguing that starting foreign language education in elementary school is beneficial, as it implies that beginning earlier gives children more time to become fluent.