you've located three books on a topic you're researching for an essay. the first thing you should do in determining if any of these books will be useful is- A. Study the table of contents carefully in each book B. Examine each index of each book C. Browse each book from front to back. D. Inspect each book jacket for notes about the author.

c? not a 100% sure

explanation:

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader