Read the excerpt from "healthy eating." it may be an old adage, but it's a goody: you are what you eat. it's also when you eat and how much you eat. and while we can all sympathize with the need to have things fast and easy in our busy lives, nutritionists say eating well is actually not that hard. it just takes planning and, some would say, a little from the village. what makes this part of author's argument effective? she uses a quotation from an expert. she uses facts from a reliable source. she addresses a counterclaim. she supports her claim with reasons.

What makes this part of author's argument effective is:

C. She addresses a counterclaim.

Explanation:

In this excerpt of "Healthy Eating", the author makes the claim that we are what we eat, meaning that the food we ingest has the power to make us more or less healthy. She immediately addresses a possible counterclaim after making that claim. Many people do say that they don't have the time to worry about healthy eating, that they are too busy, that it is too hard. By addressing that counterclaim, she makes her argument stronger. She explains that nutritionists have an opinion that goes against that counterclaim, in favor of her claim. They say it is not hard, it only requires a little planning and "help from the village". That way, the author has effectively defended her opinion from a possible attack.

Explanation:

i just took the test

"why don't you like me the way i am? " i cried. "i'm not a genius! i can't play the piano, and even if i could, i wouldn't go on tv if you paid me a million dollars! "

explanation:

the conflict between jing-mei and her mother is over jing-mei's piano lessons since her mother wants her to become a prodigy but she does not want to play it any more.