Select the correct answer. What is most likely the author's purpose for including the underlined phrase?
OA. He wanted to conclude his text.
OB. He wanted to explain the reasoning that logically connects his argument to his evidence.
OC. He wanted to provide relevant evidence for his argument.
OD. He wanted to describe the main argument for this text.

Read this paragraph from a cause-and-effect essay. upwelling and el niño in normal years, the trade winds cause colder, nutrient-rich waters to rise to the ocean surface. this process is called “upwelling,” and it causes small fish called plankton to multiply. which rubric term or phrase would apply to the phrase “trade winds”? a. effect b. elaboration of a cause or effect c. transition between a cause and an effect d. cause