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Writing an Argument Unit Test

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Timothy is writing a persuasive essay. He writes a main claim and takes some notes.

Main Claim: Children should begin taking a foreign language in elementary school.

Note 1: Learning a foreign language gets more difficult as a person gets older.

Note 2: Knowing another language is more important than ever because of increasing globalization.

Note 3: There are statistics about how long it takes to become fluent in a language.

Note 4: Research shows that learning a foreign language helps students in other subjects.

Which note should Timothy label as evidence?

(1 point)
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Note 4
Note 4

Note 3
Note 3

Note 2
Note 2

Note 1
Note 1
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Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The correct answer is Note 4. Evidence is information that supports or proves a claim. Note 4 states that research shows that learning a foreign language helps students in other subjects, which supports the main claim that children should begin taking a foreign language in elementary school.