The quotations from the excerpt that best represent reasonable evidence to support the claim that Americans are losing confidence in their governments are 1 and 3:
1. For the first time in the history of our country a majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years. (YES)
2. . . . the willingness of Americans to save for the future has fallen below that of all other people in the Western world.
(NO)
3. Two-thirds of our people do not even vote. (YES)
4. The productivity of American workers is actually dropping. . . (NO)
Evidence is generally used in argumentative essays to support a claim that the writer has made about a debatable topic. Moreover, evidence is included in order to make this claim more solid and convincing for the reader. In this case, <u>quotations 1 and 3 provide proper evidence because they are implying that most people do not have hope for a better future regarding political issues</u>.
Answer:
Restate the question. Answer the question. Prove it.
Explanation:
Please mark as brainliest
Answer: think about how to summarize the text.
Explanation:
The central idea of a text refers to the main point that an author is making about a particular topic. It is referred to as the author's primary message.
Sometimes the central idea in a text can be stated but sometimes can as be inferred. In such case, it's important to summarize the text in order to derive the main point.
Therefore, the correct option is B
