What is the best definition of an argumentative text?
a text that uses persuasive language to promote one point of view on an issue - this is not the correct answer on edge
a text that supports a claim about a debatable topic using evidence as support
a text that presents evidence to inform the audience about a specific topic
a text that uses rhetorical devices to support a particular perspective

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.