Question

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read the passage.
i am a father who is helping his daughter pay off her student loan of $50,000. that is a lot of money, however, it is a drop in the student - loan bucket that currently holds over $1 trillion of student debt. in fact, 44 million americans currently owe money on their student loans—a major problem. without a solution, young adults entering the workforce will do so knowing that their paychecks will be significantly less due to the need to repay their student loans. the government must work to change this.
how does the writer best use evidence to support the claim? select three options.

• the writer uses empirical evidence by including specific data about student debt and loans.
• the writer uses empirical evidence by referring to the amount of money that his daughter and her friends owe in student debt.
• the writer uses logical evidence by claiming that his daughter owes a significant amount of money.
• the writer uses logical evidence by explaining a reasonable theory about paychecks being less.
• the writer uses anecdotal evidence by sharing a personal connection to the student debt problem.
• the writer uses anecdotal evidence by discussing how his daughter’s debt is more than his was.

Explanation:

1. For the first option: The passage includes specific data like $50,000 (daughter's loan), $1 trillion (total student debt), and 44 million Americans (with student loans), so this is empirical evidence (data - based).
2. For the fourth option: The writer explains a reasonable theory that young adults' paychecks will be less because they need to repay loans, which is logical evidence (reasoning - based).
3. For the fifth option: The writer shares a personal story (helping his daughter pay off loans) which is anecdotal evidence (personal experience - based).

The other options are incorrect:

• Second option: The writer doesn't refer to his daughter's friends' debt (no info on friends' debt), so not empirical evidence from that.
• Third option: Just claiming the daughter owes a lot isn't logical evidence (logical evidence is about reasoning, not just stating an amount).
• Sixth option: The passage doesn't discuss how his daughter's debt compares to his, so this is not present.

Answer:

The correct options are:

• The writer uses empirical evidence by including specific data about student debt and loans.
• The writer uses logical evidence by explaining a reasonable theory about paychecks being less.
• The writer uses anecdotal evidence by sharing a personal connection to the student debt problem.