PROMPT:
Read the sentence from the passage, Some people believe that reading fiction is a waste of time because the stories are not true. Write an essay analyzing the effectiveness of the author’s response to this statement. Use evidence from the passage to support your response.
In order to compose an essay analyzing the effectiveness of the author's response to the statement that reading fiction is a waste of time, I would need the actual content of the author's response from the passage. The sentence provided is a claim made by some people, but without knowledge of how the author debated or challenged this claim, I cannot evaluate their rebuttal or support it with evidence from the passage.
If you can provide the text of the author's response, I would be able to perform the analysis you've requested. With specifics from the author's counter-arguments or perspectives on the value of fiction, we could explore the logical coherence, persuasive techniques, examples, and emotional appeal used to defend the importance and relevance of reading fictional literature.