Question

he United States Postal Service recently issued a stamp to publicize the importance of spaying and neutering pets. 2Few people realize what an enormous problem pet overpopulation is. 3A letter from the​ Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago asking for contributions included this​ information: in June of last​ year, people turned in 446​ cats, 360​ kittens, 361​ dogs, and 170 puppies. 4In ​July, the numbers were​ up, and, in​ August, they were higher yet. 5In ​fact, in three​ months, 4,215 pets were turned in. 6How could new homes possibly be found for all these​ animals? 7If you think these numbers are​ incredible, consider​ this: one unspayed cat can produce over​ 20,000 kittens in four years. 8Even ​worse, every​ day, 70,000 unwanted kittens and puppies are born in the United States. 9Please help stop the suffering of these homeless animals. 10Have your pets spayed or​ neutered, and contribute to your local animal shelter to help it publicize the pet population problem. How many supporting points does this writer​ offer?

Answer 1

it provides 4 supporting details, coming from 3,5,7, and 8

Tip: when you are looking for supporting details, look for things with statistics in them. Also, be sure that the detail is a fact not an opinion.

Some details are simply statements, and not supportive at all.

Ex of a supp. Detail:"Even ​worse, every​ day, 70,000 unwanted kittens and puppies are born in the United States. "

Ex of a non supp detail(statement):"Have your pets spayed or​ neutered, and contribute to your local animal shelter to help it publicize the pet population problem. "

Ex of a non supp detail(opinion):"Few people realize what an enormous problem pet overpopulation is."