Now read Ray's revised paragraph. How has Ray strengthened his argument? Select all that apply. (1) For my last birthday, my parents bought me an e-reader. (2) I love this thing. (3) It's so light, and I can carry aroun newspapers, and constantly have them all at my fingertips. (4) One of the best things about it is that it saves all thos make books. (5) An article in the journal Environmental Science & Technology says that twenty million trees are cut make books; it also says that every e-reader that downloads twenty books and two newspaper subscriptions per y newsprint and at least twenty pounds of paper otherwise used for books (Engelhaupt 4242-43). (6) Saving the env do that. (7) Everyone should use an e-reader so we can stop cutting down so many trees. He added more evidence to support the claim. The thesis is more clearly stated. He eliminated personal details. The paragraph acknowledges an opposing point of view. Need help? Review these concept resources. Resource: Evaluate and revise an argument for clarity, coherence, and structure.

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Now read Ray's revised paragraph. How has Ray strengthened his argument? Select all that apply. (1) For my last birthday, my parents bought me an e-reader. (2) I love this thing. (3) It's so light, and I can carry aroun newspapers, and constantly have them all at my fingertips. (4) One of the best things about it is that it saves all thos make books. (5) An article in the journal Environmental Science & Technology says that twenty million trees are cut make books; it also says that every e-reader that downloads twenty books and two newspaper subscriptions per y newsprint and at least twenty pounds of paper otherwise used for books (Engelhaupt 4242-43). (6) Saving the env do that. (7) Everyone should use an e-reader so we can stop cutting down so many trees. He added more evidence to support the claim. The thesis is more clearly stated. He eliminated personal details. The paragraph acknowledges an opposing point of view. Need help? Review these concept resources. Resource: Evaluate and revise an argument for clarity, coherence, and structure.​

GPT 3.5 · Answer

Ray has strengthened his argument by adding more evidence to support his claim in sentence (5). This evidence comes from a reputable source, the journal Environmental Science & Technology, and provides specific statistics about the number of trees that are cut down to make books. This additional evidence strengthens Ray's argument by making it more convincing and credible. Additionally, Ray eliminates personal details in sentence (1) by stating that his parents bought him an e-reader for his birthday, instead of providing unnecessary information about his birthday. The paragraph also acknowledges an opposing point of view by stating that not everyone may want to use an e-reader, but argues that it is important for everyone to use one in order to stop cutting down so many trees. Therefore, the correct answers are: He added more evidence to support the claim. The thesis is more clearly stated. He eliminated personal details. The paragraph acknowledges an opposing point of view.