Evaluating an Argument and Questioning: The Code Book

Question 85892 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 9 B

Which example of evidence is a statistic?

Answer

“The Internet, still in its infancy, has provided the infrastructure for the digital marketplace.”

“Cryptography is about . . . the power relationship between a government and its people.”

“More than a hundred million e-mails are sent around the world each day, and they are all vulnerable to interception.”

“If Alice is sending a hundred messages a day, she cannot afford to spend several minutes encrypting each one.”

Explanation

A statistic is numerical information used as evidence. Choice C gives a measurable quantity: more than a hundred million e-mails are sent around the world each day. The other choices make general statements or use a hypothetical example rather than reporting a statistic.

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