The cdc started in 1946 in atlanta, georgia. at first, the organization focused mainly on the control of malaria—which meant killing mosquitoes. scientists at the center organized a huge effort to spray an insecticide called ddt on more than six million homes. and by 1949, malaria was no longer a serious health problem in the u. s. the author most likely includes this passage to imply that

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.