Read the outline below and answer the question that follows. thesis statement: drive-through facilities, while innovative, have had a negative impact on american society. i. uniformity of culture a. pervasiveness of national franchises b. ii. de-personalization of relationships a. pharmacies b. banks iii. sacrifice of quality for convenience a. food/drink establishments 1. fast-food restaurants 2. coffee shops b. religious institutions which of the following would best complete the missing piece of the outline? local businesses lost losing local businesses loss of local businesses to lose local businesses

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.