As a sign of homage for the late president, government flags will be flown at half-mast today.
I think it’s C... or A... most likely A!
Answer:
it allows the reader to feel empathy towards the scene or what is going on, it begins to reveal a message and depending on how its given, it shows what is going on without actually saying what's happening
The answer is the last one, D. All of the other transitions indicate that the writer will either go into further detail on the subject or list other reasons as to why this would be correct. However, D clearly uses a contrasting transition to introduce a new argument.