Answer: A) evidential support, such as facts, figures, and statistics.
Explanation: an argument or claim is a statement assertion that something is true. A counterclaim is a statement or an idea that refutes the claim. In the given paragraphs the claim is that the lack of health insurans is a financial burden, to support this claim the author uses evidential support, such as facts, figures, and statistics (for example: "The cost of poor health among uninsured people was almost $125 billion in 2004", "almost 50% of personal bankruptcy filings are due to medical expenses," etc).
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Food processing is taking a raw product and turning it into an ingredient, like turning vanilla beans into vanilla extract, whereas food manufacturers purchase ingredients and use them within a product, like taking the vanilla extract and using it to make cookies.
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I think it's a thesis statement
