Which statement BEST evaluates the inclusion of the quotation from Richard Nixon underlined in
the paragraph on pages 4-5?
The quotation helps to clarify specifics of the U. N.
treaty quoted in the previous paragraph.
The quotation helps to explain the eventual wording
of the plaque, given in the next paragraph.
The quotation creates a transition to the idea of
crew safety, mentioned in the same paragraph.
The quotation questions the actions of NASA that
are described in the first paragraph.

It will be through raising high the prestige of your administration by success in short-range recovery, that you will have the driving force to accomplish long-range reform. on the other hand, even wise and necessary reform may, in some respects, impede and complicate recovery. what is the purpose of the transitional phrase on the other hand in this excerpt? a) it provides a counter-argument to the writer's main ideas. b) it provides a hypothetical situation for the reader to ponder. c) it provides additional evidence in favor of the writer's argument. d) it provides information about laws that are opposed to the writer's argument.