Which of the following is the strongest claim for an argumentative research paper?
a. sometimes the traffic on main street is so heavy that no cars can move.
b. main street is the busiest street in the city.
c. adding another traffic light will ease traffic on main street.
d. main street is always busy because of all the stores there.

The correct answer is C. Adding another traffic light will help ease traffic on Main Street

Explanation:

An argumentative essay is an academical paper in which the author wants to probe a main argument or claim he/she believe is correct, this claims should be supported by reasons, arguments, and evidence. Due to this, the main argument or claim, called thesis needs to show the position of the author related to one topic and not only a fact, but it should also be clear and specific as only one position can be included in the claim. In this case, Adding another traffic light will help ease traffic on Main Street is the strongest claim as it expresses the position of the author related to the traffic on Main Street and how to reduce it, also it is clear and supports only one position that leads to multiple reasons the author would have to explain to support the main claim or thesis statement. Additionally, other options do only express facts or things that can be observed or inferred, but not a position which is the main point of a claim.

faulty parallelism is a construction in which two or more parts of a sentence are equivalent in meaning but not grammatically similar in form.

the correct version of this faulty parallelism in the sentence is:

the hikers knew that the hike was six miles, that it usually required the entire day, and it would not be wise to start after 10: 00 a.m.

the problem is the last sentence, the first two have a basic subject+verb+object structure.

so, to give a proper balance to the structure, or better said, to give a parallel structure, we must write a basic s+v+o structure in all three sentences:

the hikers knew that the hike was six miles, that it usually required the entire day, and it would not be wise to start after 10: 00 a.m.

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