Question

Read the following claim from an essay:

THE BENEFITS OF EXPLORING SPACE JUSTIFY THE HIGH COST.

Which of the following is the most relevant piece of evidence for this claim?
A. A speech by an expert on space travel that describes the history of space exploration from the beginning of the space era to the present day
B. A website that has articles about the planets in our solar system and the resources we might someday find on them
C. A government report on how the prices of goods and services have changed since the early days of space exploration
D. A magazine article describing how people's lives have been improved by products developed as a result of the space program

Answer 1

Answer: D: A magazine article describing how people's lives have been improved by products developed as a result of the space program.

Answer 2

The answer is D: A magazine article describing how people's lives have been improved by products developed as a result of the space program.

The most compelling piece of evidence is to show —like the article of the magazine does, which would have to be founded on evidence that could be corroborated— how and in what sense the lives of human beings have been improved by space exploration and showing, also, that these benefits outweigh the cost of space exploration.