Use the sentence to answer the question.
Studies show that children who set their own bedtimes get less sleep each night compared to those whose parents set their bedtimes.
How should this sentence be classified?
a. As an argument.
b. As evidence.
c. As sound reasoning.
d. As a claim <- my answer
Yeah it wasn’t a claim, it was evidence ;-; Oh well, literally half the test was written questions and I’m pretty good at those so I’m sure my final grade will be over 80.
Your answer is incorrect. The correct answer is b. As evidence.
In this sentence, the phrase "Studies show" implies that empirical research has been conducted to gather data on the topic. Therefore, the sentence provides evidence or empirical support for the claim being made. It suggests that there is a correlation between children setting their own bedtimes and getting less sleep, which is supported by the studies mentioned.