Which sentence supports the prediction that the world's food supply will be affected if an effective mitocide is not developed?

it is seldom noticed in a garden, and if it is, people run for cover. few poems are written about it and its hairy figure and bulbous eyes will probably not be painted in watercolors on a greeting card. yet, without this insect, life on the entire planet could be threatened. that is what scientists are saying about the disappearing honeybee.

the honeybee makes honey, of course. worker bees are active foragers gathering nectar and pollen from flowers to produce the honey the hive needs for survival. in the course of their work, honeybees track pollen from flower to flower, which in turn, pollinates the flower. pollinated flowers of fruit and vegetable plants produce fruits and vegetables. flowers of such plants which do not get pollinated do not grow any produce. the american honeybee seems to be disappearing at alarming rates and is now endangered. this is a big problem for farmers. without bees to pollinate their plants, farmers have no crops. without crops, people have no food.

honeybee populations around the globe are dwindling due to natural habitat destruction and pesticides. but a natural threat to the bees are the tracheal mite and the varroa mite, two culprits that invaded the united states in the mid-1980s and have now spread to most states. these mites are developing resistance to the one insecticide that beekeepers have been able to use against it. the honey bee decline is such a problem that states are renting their honey bee colonies to farmers in affected states, like the apple growers in michigan.

researchers are working to develop a new mitocide that will effectively eliminate the menacing mites. another solution that is equally as frightening as the poison-resistant mites is to develop a new strain of bee that can resist the mites. this is the stuff that horror movies are made of. people, however, around the globe are becoming aware of the threat and are taking positive steps to save the bees. some are taking up beekeeping, others are raising awareness and raising money, like mikaila ulmer. mikaila began a project to save the bees when she was only four years old. the project has since turned into a money-making family business.

formal arguments

in written, formal arguments, the best way to build credibility with readers is to provide them with evidence. no matter what your argument might be and which side you agree with, citing strong evidence to back up your claim leaves the opposition with little to argue.

emotional appeal is often used in oral arguments. written arguments, however, rely on four main types of evidence. as you read further, you will see that some types are more credible than others and "hold more water" so to speak.

statistical evidence

the strongest type of evidence in formal writing is statistical evidence. this ranges from true, hard data presented as a percentage or number, to survey-type data. for example, statistical evidence could be:

4 out of 5 experts claim

85% of women in the united

7 members were present

statistical evidence can be proven as fact. you can actually go out and find hard information to prove your particular claim.

testimonial evidence

the use of celebrities as credibility evidence can be considered testimonial in nature. many people look up to celebrities as role models in their lives. good or bad, when a person chooses a life-path that takes them into public light, there will be many others out there who want to emulate the celebrity. these celebrity endorsements provide the second-strongest type of evidence found in formal arguments.

testimonial evidence can also be collected from experts and authorities in a given field. doctors, dentists, lawyers often provide expert testimonials. their authority is not often questions. they are expected to "know their stuff."

anecdotal evidence

when storytelling is involved as evidence, anecdotal evidence is being used. due to its less objective nature, anecdotal evidence is not extremely strong. when coupled with statistical or testimonial evidence, anecdotal evidence can be highly effective in determining credibility or proof.

storytelling, although based on fact, can include quite a bit of opinion, thus making it less objective. usually, eyewitnesses are used as providers of anecdotal evidence. they saw or experienced the phenomenon at hand are telling their version or side of the story.

analogical evidence

when information is scarce about something and little is known, analogical evidence is often used in a formal argument to increase credibility of the proof. if the phenomenon in question is new and little is known about it, analogical evidence that pulls in known factors about a similar phenomenon to show parallels can be an effective way to provide proof.

due to limited knowledge about the phenomenon, in this situation, analogical evidence can be regarded as the weakest type of evidence used in formal arguments. one can only imagine and hope that the comparison-phenomenon is close enough that the results can be applied to the new phenomenon.

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all that really matters in a formal argument is whether or not the writer has credible evidence to back up what they want to say or what they are thinking. so often, we hear people say, "prove it! " to one another.

one last little formal arguments not only provide credible evidence to support claims, don't forget that acknowledgment of the opposing point of view in an argument also strengthens the entire product.

constantly changes their schedule.

always on phone a lot more than normal.

figurative language is a resource that fiction writers use to make better descriptions of what they want to write about or express. they can improve their stories, as they can elaborate more vivid and colorful sentences. this way, the reader will be able to have more detailed images in his/her mind.

places, objects, people and even feelings or emotions can be described with a lot of detail to metaphors, similes and personifications. making different kinds of comparisons to make a description more specific, as well as assigning human qualities to non-human objects (and vice-versa) can be very useful for science fiction writers.  

on the other hand, alliterations allow writers to elaborate more entertaining and creative sentences. it consists in using a sequence of words that start with the same consonant letter. they can be used to emphasize something important the writer wants to express, or just as a fun literary device.