Question

Which statement provides evidence for the affirmative claim? Given the growing emphasis on the importance of proper nutrition, students should be allowed to leave school for lunch. The US Center for Disease Control, the CDC, has stated that hunger is a factor in poor performance in school. While the CDC has mentioned the impact of hunger on students, the CDC has also stated that unhealthy eating is linked to lower grades and test scores. If students leave school for lunch, there’s no guarantee that they will eat something healthy, or that they will eat lunch at all.

Answer 1

Answer:

The US Center for Disease Control, the CDC, has stated that hunger is a factor in poor performance in school.

Explanation:

The affirmative claim is that hunger leads to a poor performance in school, kids who do not eat before school or are do not eat well at school have lower grades than those who do. This sentence is a proof of that, with an important source giving credibility to the claim, the US Center for Disease Control, this means there are experts behind this claim and it´s important to take actions to solve the problem of bad nutrition in school.

Answer 2

Answer:

b

Explanation: