What is the author’s purpose in writing the second paragraph of “The Sandia Mountains”? to give the reader basic statistics about the Sandia Mountains

to persuade the reader to visit the Sandia Mountains

to convince the reader that the Sandia Mountains are special

to describe for the reader what the Sandia Mountains look like

It will be through raising high the prestige of your administration by success in short-range recovery, that you will have the driving force to accomplish long-range reform. on the other hand, even wise and necessary reform may, in some respects, impede and complicate recovery. what is the purpose of the transitional phrase on the other hand in this excerpt? a) it provides a counter-argument to the writer's main ideas. b) it provides a hypothetical situation for the reader to ponder. c) it provides additional evidence in favor of the writer's argument. d) it provides information about laws that are opposed to the writer's argument.