Question

consider this claim:
private charities are more effective at providing social services than government - funded social programs are.
which is the strongest evidence to support the claim?
the american red cross, a private charity, responds to nearly 64,000 disasters every year and provides almost 391,000 emergency services to the countrys armed forces and their families.
only 56 percent of people enrolled in programs supported by the federal workforce investment act got jobs. by contrast, cincinnati works, a privately - funded readiness program, has a placement and retention rate of 84 percent.
according to fred hampton, a history professor, \it contradicts traditional american values for the government to force citizens to contribute to charities, which is essentially what funding social services through tax dollars does.\

Explanation:

To support the claim that private charities are more effective than government - funded social programs at providing social services, we need evidence that directly compares the effectiveness of a private charity and a government - funded program.

• The first option only provides information about the American Red Cross (a private charity) but does not compare it with a government - funded program, so it does not support the claim about relative effectiveness.
• The second option compares the job placement and retention rate of a government - funded program (Workforce Investment Act) with a privately - funded program (Cincinnati Works). The government - funded program has a 56% job placement rate while the private program has an 84% rate, showing that the private program is more effective in this aspect, which directly supports the claim.
• The third option is about a professor's opinion on the values related to funding social services, not about the effectiveness of providing social services, so it is not relevant to supporting the claim.

Answer:

Only 56 percent of people enrolled in programs supported by the federal Workforce Investment Act got jobs. By contrast, Cincinnati Works, a privately - funded readiness program, has a placement and retention rate of 84 percent.