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Max wants his town to start a neighborhood watch. He decides to give a speech at the next town hall meeting explaining why it should start a neighborhood watch. Max decided to begin his speech with this sentence:
The town has recently been hit by ten incidents of vandalism, and creating a neighborhood watch could help stop this kind of crime.
Is this an appropriate opening sentence for a argumentative purpose?
Responses
A yes, because pointing out the program’s benefits will help convince peopleyes, because pointing out the program’s benefits will help convince people
B no, because creating a neighborhood watch may not stop the crimeno, because creating a neighborhood watch may not stop the crime
C yes, because the sentence includes the number of incidentsyes, because the sentence includes the number of incidents
D no, because Max's statement might scare people