Read the excerpt from Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change.

In less than a decade, the growing bicycle craze created one of the largest industries in the country. In 1885, the heyday of the ordinary, there were only six cycle manufacturers in the United States, with a total annual output of 11,000 bicycles. Five years later, with the safety now available, there were 17 manufacturers, and they produced 40,000 bicycles.

What type of evidence does the author use to support her argument?

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statistics
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personal anecdotes

Statistics.

Explanation:

Statistical evidence are those actual numbers and figures provided by writers and speakers in support of their claim. These figures provide proof of what the person is saying, making his claim/ argument legitimate and true to the point.

In Sue Macy's book "Wheels of Change", chapter 1 talks of the numerical figures of how the bicycle brought a change in the lives of the people. She provides a comparison of the production in two different periods. And by providing actual figures and numbers about the development and increase, Sue provides statistical evidence to support her argument.

agamemnon was the leader of the greek troops in the trojan wars and orestes was his son. when agamemnon returned from the war, he was murdered by his wife's lover in conjunction with his wife. orestes could not stop them but he seeked vengeance for his father. after a long time, he found them and avenged his father while killing them. he killed his mother, but greek mythology claims that his act was just and he was spared the remorse and the guilt. there are a lot of similarities with the ulysses/telemachus father son pair. ulysses was also one of the leaders of the excursion to troy. he still has not returned home, but in a sense the suitors of penelope are marring his estate and his reputation. while penelope is faithful to ulysses, the suitors by taking hold of the palace and committing their shameful acts are dishonoring ulysses. in the same context, telemachus is asked just like orestes to restitution his father's honor, regardless of whether he is alive or dead. athena is him and encouraging him with this example and he himself feels the need to save his father

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