English class what do the words "mounting evidence" suggest about the authors intended meaning in paragraph 3 of this passage? a - the data is highly convincingb - previous research was unreliablec - there are many reports on the topicd - several studies contradict each other

in that paragraph, the expression Mounting evidence could be a bit confusing, but it indicates that there's been reaserch about it before, and that it all points in the same direction, the more research proving the same point means the data is convincing. The answer is D.  

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