Answer:
Fact based claim
Explanation:
Fact based claims are statements which describes how things were in the past, how they are in the present or how they will be. In this example, the increase in water pollution levels is explained to the growing amount of industrial waste being dumped into waterways
An epigraph is a quotation, poem or a phrase at the beginning of a document or a story which serves to present a preface, summary or sometimes even a counter example or to link the work to a broader perspective. From the given options, a Quotation from Voltaire can serve as an epigraph to the story.
Therefore, the answer to this question is:
Option B: A quote from Voltaire
The answer is D: A magazine article describing how people's lives have been improved by products developed as a result of the space program.
The most compelling piece of evidence is to show —like the article of the magazine does, which would have to be founded on evidence that could be corroborated— how and in what sense the lives of human beings have been improved by space exploration and showing, also, that these benefits outweigh the cost of space exploration.
