A student is reading a newspaper

article about a new playground being
built in the community. The article
says that the playground will benefit
the community for a number of
reasons. The student wants to figure
out whether the author’s claims are
strong. In 1–2 sentences, explain
how the student could analyze and
evaluate the author’s claims.
(4 points)

The student could analyze and evaluate the author's claims by researching and finding evidence to support the benefits of playgrounds on community well-being, looking for statistics or studies to back up the claims made in the article, and considering possible counterarguments or criticisms of the proposed benefits.