Question

Which of the following would not work as a supporting paragraph of a) persuasive essay that begins with the thesis below?

 

Thesis: The easiest and quickest way to reduce America's energy consumption is to build cheap and effective mass-transit systems in our 30 biggest cities.

 

○ A. A paragraph that admits we can save energy by carpooling but points out that Americans           have historically been unwilling to carpool

○ B. A paragraph explaining the expected reduction in fuel consumption as a result of building           mass-transit systems 

○ C. A paragraph that supports research into alternative fuel sources 

○ D. A paragraph that lists other methods of cutting down on fuel consumption, adds up their           cumulative effects and finds that they save less fuel than the transit systems would alone.