CLAIM: The county council has done the community a disservice by mishandling money, focusing on frivolous causes, and failing to
listen to community concerns. Which explains the BEST way to organize the reasons for this claim? A) Provide your carefully considered opinions as well as general opinions from a many sources; be sure to cite your sources correctly. B) Provide evidence of mishandling funds, give testimony about the time spent on frivolous causes, and show an example of community concerns being ignored. C) Consider potential counterclaims and counterarguments to demonstrate your ability to defend your claim from opposing viewpoints. D) Keep your supporting evidence and reasons general so that a variety of evidence will convincingly support your claim.
Answer: B) Provide evidence of mishandling funds, give testimony about the time spent on frivolous causes, and show an example of community concerns being ignored.
Explanation: when writing an argumentative essay or speech we should make a claim (a statement that asserts that something is truth), and we must support that claim with evidence or examples from a reliable and trustworthy source. From the given options, the best way to organize the reasons for the given claim is to provide evidence of mishandling funds, give testimony about the time spent on frivolous causes, and show an example of community concerns being ignored, so the correct answer is option B.
