Read this claim from paragraph 2 of the passage: Ten years later, mobile phones were available to the public, and since then cell phone technology has completely changed
communication.

Which type of evidence does the author use to support this claim?

Select one:
O a. Facts and statistics
O b. Expert opinion
O c.
Anecdotal evidence
O d. No evidence

O a. Facts and statistics.

Explanation:

The given sentence is taken from the text "Cell Phones: Classroom Technology of the Future" which talks about the influence of cell phones in our lives. The text also ventures into how this once-simple device for phone calls became an extreme, even at times, over the top, priority in our daily lives.

In stating that "ten years later, mobile phones were available to the public, . . . completely chang[ing] communication", the author is using facts and statistics to support his argument.

Thus, the correct answer is option a.