Which statement best evaluates the evidence used in the passage? Passage
Cutting back on the budget for art and music at our school would be a devastating decision. Some activities, like football, are able to raise their own funding. Other activities, like the chess club, don’t really require much money to exist.

A. The evidence is relevant because it supports the idea that art and music programs need more money than athletics programs and clubs.

B. The evidence is relevant because it shows how important funding is to the art and music programs.

C. The evidence is irrelevant because it is not connected to the problem facing the art and music programs

D. The evidence is irrelevant because it is not based on facts that can be researched and confirmed.