Which claim is the narrowest and most focused? A. The government should cut welfare programs; homelessness among veterans is a m
ajor problem. B. Schools should move away from standardized testing because tests often do more harm than good. C. Zoos do not provide adequate habitats for elephants, nor do orangutans thrive in captivity. D. Hydraulic fracturing is not as dangerous as people think, and natural gas is an important byproduct.
B. Schools should move away from standardized testing because tests often do more harm than good.
Explanation:
This is the narrowest claim because the topic is <em>testing at schoo</em>l, and the focus has been set on<em> stadarized testing</em>. Then, the claim gets even more focused when it gives a reason: <em>tests often do more harm than good</em>. The writer ,then, whill have to provide evidence for the claim . Evidence taken from students' expierence or results from research papers may be part of the claim support. This will be followed by couterclaims. Here, the writer will have to include the claim of people who are for standarised tests . The writer will have to rebut and stenghten his / her stance. A conclusion will finish the paper.
A. Best the reason why it is not better (even though it sounds right) is because it says "out of the five cousins" there for we are comparing ben to five other people and he is the best.
