Question

review the claim and the two pieces of evidence. you should not store bread in the refrigerator. evidence a: a leading food magazine notes that many foods should not be stored in the refrigerator because they retain their taste better if kept at room temperature. evidence b: according to a science - based cooking website, the starch content in bread means that storing it in a refrigerator makes it become dry, hard, and stale faster. why is evidence b stronger than evidence a? evidence a does not come from a credible source. the information is based on the opinions of people who are not experts. evidence a does not directly support the claim. it does not state that it is bad to store bread, specifically, in the refrigerator.

Explanation:

Evidence A is too general (mentions "many foods" instead of focusing on bread). Evidence B specifically addresses bread's starch content and how refrigeration affects it (making it dry, hard, stale faster), directly relating to the claim about not storing bread in the fridge. Evidence A's lack of specificity to bread weakens its support for the claim compared to Evidence B's direct focus on bread - related effects of refrigeration.

Answer:

Evidence A does not directly support the claim. It does not state that it is bad to store bread, specifically, in the refrigerator.