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Question 3 • CMS 2026-2027 English III CREDIT RECOVERY

Read the excerpt from Fast Food Nation . English is now the second language of at least one-sixth of the nation’s restaurant workers, and about one-third of that group speaks no English at all. The proportion of fast food workers who cannot speak English is even higher. Which type of evidence does the author use in this excerpt?

Answer
A
statistical
B
testimonial
C
analogical
D
anecdotal

Explanation

The excerpt uses numerical proportions: at least one-sixth of restaurant workers speak English as a second language, and about one-third of that group speak no English. Evidence based on quantities and figures is statistical evidence, so the correct choice is statistical.

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