Our local park is in poor condition, and it is up to us to clean it. If we clean up the park, more people will want to visit it. The last time our park was cleaned, visitors to the park increased by 23 percent. If we clean the park, people will be safer because they will not have to worry about stepping on trash. Kids will have more fun playing on a clean playground. The mayor has agreed to fund the cleaning project if we get enough volunteers.

What is the author’s claim in the argument?

People have a responsibility to clean up the park.
Visitors to the park increased when it was clean.
Cleaning up trash in the park will make people safer.
The mayor will help fund volunteer efforts to clean the park.

Excerpt from the ultimate fighting championship mary o'dell 1 american interest in mixed martial arts is growing. both male and female athletes are invited to compete, although this sport is not recommended for the prima donna. this full contact fighting combines various martial arts techniques so fighters with different styles can compete against each other. this intriguing sport has convinced more than one athlete that he is not, in fact, the alpha and the omega! many people think that all combative sports should be strictly monitored and regulated by state commissions. it is obvious that the ultimate fighting championship (ufc) is an organization that promotes combative athletic events. state athletic commissions should strictly monitor and regulate the ufc.select the rebuttal statement that best refutes the viewpoint in section one. a) it is necessary to oversee the athletes involved in mixed martial arts. b) it is unnecessary to oversee the athletes involved in mixed martial arts. c) it is necessary for athletes involved in mixed martial arts to self-regulate. d) one distinctive feature of mixed martial arts is the combination of various techniques.

Ihave no idea what the explanation is.

How does woodrow wilson make his central idea more persuasive? he argues that free trade and unrestricted commerce is the best way to ensure peace, he argues that the german people want peac and would welcome us intervention. he claims that the united states is now a major power and must restore peace, he concludes by arguing that only war can ensure others the peace and freedom that americans enjoy the answer is d. he concludes by arguing