Research Workshop: Writing and Presenting the Argumentative Essay, Part 1
Question 9 of 20 • Eng Lang Arts 11 S2 (V) – 10
Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner’s Freakonomics.Driving around the parks that encircle Washington, he solicited customers with a simple pitch: early in the morning, he would deliver some bagels and a cash basket to company’s snack room; he would return before lunch to pick up the money and the leftovers. It was an honor-system commerce scheme, and it worked. Within a few years, Feldman was delivering 8,400 bagels a week to 140 companies and earning as much as he had ever made as a research analyst. He had thrown off the shackles of cubicle life and made himself happy.Based on the excerpt, which statement best strengthens Feldman’s claim that people are mostly honest?
Answer
A
Feldman solicited customers with a simple pitch.
B
Feldman’s payment system was largely successful.
C
Feldman earned a good living delivering bagels.
D
Feldman found a new career and made himself happy.