Read the paragraph. (1) Each state should enact a law that makes wearing seat belts mandatory for all passengers and drivers in
cars and trucks. (2) Statistics show that seat belts reduce serious crash-related injuries and deaths by fifty percent. (3) As a result of laws like this in various states, seat belt usage in the United States has dramatically increased in the past thirty years. (4) Some people believe that the government does not have the right to force people to be safe, and that these laws are unfair. (5) The bottom line is that seat belts are proven to save lives; therefore, everyone should be forced to wear one if they want to travel by car or truck. Which sentence is evidence of the author’s claim? sentence 1 sentence 3 sentence 4 sentence 5
there's 3 different questions similar to this one. one of the questions is Which sentence provides the reason for the author’s claim? & the answer is SENTENCE 2. another question is Which sentence is the <u><em>author’s claim</em></u>? & the answer is <u>SENTENCE 1</u>. the last question is Which sentence is the <u>author’s counterargument</u>? & the answer is <u>SENTENCE 4</u>. :)
The author's claim or assertion of the truth of something is stated in the topic sentence, which is usually the first of the paragraph. In that matter, the topic sentence serves as a summary of what the paragraph will be about, while the following sentences provide evidence, examples and explanation to support it. Thus, the declaration that wearing seat belts should be mandatory for all passengers and drivers in cars and trucks in all states is justified by the rest of the sentences.
