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Evaluating a Text's Significance in History: Henry David Thoreau - "Civil Disobedience"

Question 37 • 26/27 ENGLISH 11 A

What type of evidence does the phrase “The United States is currently ranked thirty-seventh by the World Health Organization” present?

Answer
A
empirical
B
statistical
C
analogical
D
anecdotal

Explanation

The phrase gives a numerical ranking—thirty-seventh—and attributes it to the World Health Organization. Evidence based on numbers or rankings is statistical evidence. Anecdotal evidence would be a personal story, while analogical evidence compares two situations.

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