Use the passage to answer the question. Professor Lucy Dobbs of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations recently wrote that chain stores weaken local economies. Compared to chain stores, local businesses spend 6 percent more on hiring local workers. Local charities report significantly higher donations from local businesses. In one town, United Way received most of its income from two local groceries, a hometown bank, and a handful of local specialty shops. Which sentence best describes the quality of the evidence in the passage? (1 point) Responses The evidence is sufficient, but biased. The evidence is sufficient, but biased. The evidence is relevant and sufficient. The evidence is relevant and sufficient. The evidence is not reliable and it is out of date. The evidence is not reliable and it is out of date. The evidence is relevant, but it is not sufficient.
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The sentence that best describes the quality of the evidence in the passage is: The evidence is relevant and sufficient.
This is because the passage presents specific examples and statistics that support the argument about the positive impact of local businesses on local economies, making the evidence both relevant to the claim and sufficiently detailed to support it.
