Which of the following thesis statements is strongest? pls help this is a test will give brain thing A. The water cycle begins when water is evaporated into the atmosphere; it condenses and freezes, then falls as precipitation.

B. The water cycle begins with evaporation and ends with precipitation.

C. The water cycle is an important part of the weather system.

D. The water cycle is a process that begins with evaporation, moves into condensation, and ends with precipitation.

Read these excerpts. lincoln's "gettysburg address." it is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. whitman's "o captain! my captain! ". exult, o shores, and ring, o bells! but i, with mournful tread, walk the deck my captain lies, fallen cold and dead. which rhetorical appeal do both excerpts use? logos: the use of logic to convince the audience pathos: the use of emotional appeals to affect the audience’s feelings brevity: writing or speaking that is short, brief, and to the point ethos: the use of authority to persuade the audience to act the right way