(ST): Argumentative Writing
Even children can be harmed by TV shows and movies that make life
seem unrealistically perfect. In one survey, published by Parents Today,
children were asked about their own lives both before and after
watching three episodes of Ronaldi, a show featuring an 11-year old
boy who flies his own helicopter to school and lives in a bedroom that
is also a skateboard park. Although they reported that they enjoyed the
show, the children, ages 8-13, ranked their own lives as less cool, fun,
and interesting after watching the episodes. On the other hand,
children who watched shows without unrealistically perfect characters
- including T and the Rexes, a cartoon series about dinosaurs, and
Littleton Street, a realistic program about a group of neighborhood
friends - did not report any decrease in happiness with their own lives.
Where in an argumentative essay would this excerpt most likely belong?

The very beginning of the excerpt shows that it is explaining and adding to something that was already said earlier: "Even children can be harmed by TV shows and movies . . ." This paragraph certainly follows the claim that TV shows and movies have the power to harm people. It is adding to that claim by offering evidence that those shows and movies may even harm children. Thus, we can see it is a body paragraph, which makes option D the best choice.

A hook, which is an opening statement, would most likely be the very first sentence of the whole text, so we can eliminate option A.

The paragraph is certainly not a conclusion since it is not restating the main idea in fewer words, but is presenting new evidence instead. Letter B is also wrong.

Letter C is incorrect for two reasons: this paragraph is not a claim and, even if it were, claims do not appear at the end of the essay.

janevshea janevshea · Answer 2 · 2021-05-19T15:48:51+02:00

janevshea janevshea

19-05-2021

Answer:

D

Explanation:

That's what the correct answer was for A_p_e_x_

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