Question

read the following text from a student essay. how can the writer best improve his or her ideas and development? aristotle made more lasting contributions to philosophy than any other thinker of his time. one of his best - known contributions to philosophy was a system of logical reasoning. aristotle, whose name means \the best purpose,\ lost both of his parents when he was a young boy. his mother was named phaestis, and his father was named nicomachus. aristotle would go on to name his son nicomachus as well, in honor of his father. for the most part, details about aristotles personal life remain rather unclear - he is best known for his contributions to philosophy. by stating the main idea clearly by including more evidence to support the main idea

Explanation:

The passage starts with a claim about Aristotle's contributions to philosophy but then veers into personal - life details without further developing the main idea about his philosophical contributions. Adding more evidence like specific examples of his logical - reasoning system would strengthen the main idea.

Answer:

by including more evidence to support the main idea