"On Starting school later" - by Lea marchl 1.) identify the thesis of this essay. how adequately does it state a position that responds to the prompt?

2.) how effectively does the writer establish her ethos? How does the essay appeal to the audience?

Please help me if you know the answer.

the sun warms our planet, and with the moon, creates the tides. the moon orbits the earth and in turn, the earth orbits the sun. because they appear to be the same size in the sky, the sun, earth and moon work together to create eclipses. when the moon is directly in between the earth and sun

answer: inference

explanation:

an inference can be understood as a conclusion to which a person is able to get based on reasoning. it is the same as a deduction, a guess, an assumption.   in the sentence presented, the conjunction "but" gives the readers an idea of contrast, and, therefore, allows them to induce that despite the opponent's characteristics, andrea had something different that made her win.

what are the main ideas?