Question

in a group discussion, which response most clearly uses evidence to support a conclusion? a. i only agree with the governor that there's a problem, not with her solution. b. the governor spoke at length about the problems facing the nation's poor. c. although the governor is probably wealthy, she may not have been born rich. d. given that the governor's income is $200,000, i doubt she understands poverty.

Answer 1

The answer is D. Given that the governor's income is $200,000, I doubt she understands proverty.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. Given that the governor's income is $200,000, I doubt she understands poverty.

Explanation:

The word "evidence" refers to any piece of information such as statistics or numerical data, reason, examples, quotes,personal experiences among others that directly prove or show a claim or statement is true or false or that is used as a support to conclude something which is useful in debates, discussions or argumentative texts. Considering this, the response that uses evidence to support a conclusion is "Given that the governor's income is $200,000, I doubt she understands poverty" because in this example the speaker is using numerical data "the governor's income is $200,000" to get to a conclusion that is directly proved by the data "I doubt she understands poverty". Also, this is the only statement that relies on evidence to state a point as other options only use statements to get to the conclusion.