Your question is incomplete because it not does not provide the options to choose from, which are the following:
It misuses a statistic to overstate the amount of crime committed in New York City.
It assumes that because one person commits a crime, others will do so as well.
It uses an incorrect appeal to the New York Police Department as an authority.
It assumes that the police policy was the cause of the drop in crime.
Answer:
It assumes that the police policy was the cause of the drop in crime.
Explanation:
In the passage, the speaker does not mention any other causes which may have lead to the reduction of crime in New York City, such as a rise in employment, education and better quality of life. As a consequence, the speaker takes for granted that the only reason for the decrease of the crime rate is the stop-and-frisk policy, which he or she believes should be continued.
The answer is: There is no error.
Complex sentences consist of a subordinate or dependent clause, which is introduced by a subordinating conjunction like <em>even though</em>, and an independent clause, which can stand on its own. They can be separated by a comma.
In the example sentence, the subordinate clause is:
Even though I had no previous experience,
Finally, the independent clause is:
I enjoyed painting the living room with my friends.
The rest of the alternatives are incorrect because the clauses are separated or do not express the same meaning as the original sentence.
When addressing a counterclaim in an argumentative essay, it is important to A. consider how the counterclaim reinforces the main position of your argument.
The answer to this question is A
