Read the sentences. The school board needs to represent a more diverse population. A student member should be elected to represent local youth. Which transition should be used to combine these sentences?

The second sentence gives a result of the first: because the school board needs to represent a more diverse population, a student member should be elected to represent local youth. “Therefore” signals this cause-and-effect relationship. “However” and “nevertheless” signal contrast, while “because” would introduce a reason rather than the result.

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