When writers make logical appeals, they seek to convince readers of their position by
a. excerpting beautiful poems and other literary works that agree with that position.
b. creating imagery and description that can affect readers’ emotions.
c. using facts, statistics, and reasoning to support that position.
d. including illogical claims or generalizations that mischaracterize opposing positions.

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.