Troy believes the lottery to be foolish because there is such a slim chance of winning that there is no point in it. This shows he is a cautious person and isn't gullible.
The first idea that Garrett Hardin used in his essay is the idea of survival. He argues that people will do anything in order to ensure their survival even resorting to unethical decisions. The next idea is the idea of choosing not to help the poor because it will only diminish the chances of survival. The poor need more resources, multiply fast and have a high-risk factor according to Hardin.
C the evidence because that is the most part of an argument which is true and which is facts, nothing about it is false because it is proven and taken out of real life. The evidence backs up the reasons and claim it backs up everything of the whole argument it is what makes the reader want to join the authors side of the argument.