Question

read the claim and the supporting evidence.
claim: no healthy meal is complete without a serving of vegetables.
evidence: vegetables offer vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
why does the evidence support the claim? choose the analysis that better explains the connection.
vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants are a critical part of a healthy meal.
without vegetables, a meal cannot truly be considered healthy.

Explanation:

To determine why the evidence supports the claim, we analyze the logical connection. The claim states a healthy meal needs vegetables, and the evidence is that vegetables provide vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. The first analysis ("Vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants are a critical part of a healthy meal") explains the connection by showing that the nutrients vegetables offer are essential for a healthy meal, thus justifying why a healthy meal can't be complete without vegetables. The second analysis is just restating the claim, not explaining the connection between the evidence (nutrients from veggies) and the claim (healthy meal needs veggies).

Answer:

The first analysis: Vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants are a critical part of a healthy meal.