To evaluate the effectiveness of an argument, the reader needs to assess whether the author’s reasons and evidence are:

To evaluate an argument, check whether the author’s reasons and evidence support the claim. Relevant evidence connects directly to the argument, while being exciting or sensational does not show that it is convincing. Inaccurate evidence is a problem, but the question asks what readers should assess about the reasons and evidence overall: whether they are relevant.

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