Read the following argument:
studies have found that children who study music learn to read more easily than students who do not have this opportunity.
which of the following statements offers the most relevant evidence to support this argument?

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music reading requires a left-to-right orientation and sensitivity to auditory distinctions just as reading does.
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students who study an instrument often have parents who make sure they practice so they don't waste their money.
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music usually involves group associations that can be motivating to students to do their best and be team players.
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music students come from high-income families so they will have more opportunities to achieve.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is different from honey. it offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel or plastic, it had to be invented. in the age of sugar, europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. that was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world—millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. a perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: that is the dark story of sugar. how does the comparison of sugar to honey reveal the authors’ purpose? it persuades readers that sugar tastes better than honey. it informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar. it informs readers that honey had a major impact on society. it persuades readers that sugar is as important an invention as steel.