Each of the Following Sentences Tells What You Are Trying

Multiple Choice

Each of the following sentences tells what you are trying to persuade someone to do. Beneath each sentence are four reasons that attempt to convince the reader that he or she should take this particular course of action. Select the reason that seems irrelevant, illogical, or untrue. If you wanted to convince someone that the school day should be lengthened, you could say that

A) doing so would increase student achievement.
B) extending the school day would save parents money on after-school day-care costs.
C) a longer school day would solve all of students' problems.
D) lengthening the school day would help keep older kids out of trouble by reducing the amount of time that they are unsupervised by adults.