Question

1. why is it important to be able to draw on evidence from a text when participating in a discussion?

○ to refute someone else’s position
○ to sound smart
○ to support your position
○ to show people you read the text

Explanation:

Drawing on textual evidence in a discussion serves to provide credible backing for your own stance, making your argument more valid and persuasive. The other options are secondary or not the core purpose: refuting others is a specific use case, sounding smart or showing you read the text are not the primary, meaningful goals of using evidence.

Answer:

to support your position