Whale watching
for 800 years, humans hunted whales. now they watch them.
whale watching, first practiced in the 1960s, is now a
multimillion dollar industry. argentina, australia, canada and
the united states are among the more than 40 countries where
tourists can watch whales.
what is the best question to ask before reading the rest of the passage

d. pushing his plate away from the edge of the table idk what the other guy was trying to

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader