Question

read the claim and the supporting evidence.
claim: mandarin should be the official global business language.
evidence: mandarin is spoken by more people than any other language.
why does the evidence support the claim? choose the analysis that better explains the connection.
a significant number of global businesses are seeking executives who are fluent in mandarin.
the language spoken by the most people is the most useful.

Explanation:

To determine why the evidence supports the claim, we analyze the connection between the evidence (Mandarin is spoken by the most people) and the claim (Mandarin should be the official global business language). The first option talks about businesses seeking Mandarin - fluent executives, which is a result of Mandarin's usefulness rather than an explanation of why the evidence (number of speakers) supports the claim. The second option, "The language spoken by the most people is the most useful", bridges the gap. If the most - spoken language is the most useful, then since Mandarin is spoken by more people than any other language, it would be a good candidate for the official global business language, thus explaining how the evidence supports the claim.

Answer:

The analysis that better explains the connection is: The language spoken by the most people is the most useful.