Evidence in a writing passage should be:

A Irrelevant to the topic

B Relevant, specific, and directly supporting the claim being made

C Always statistical

D Always anecdotal

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Effective evidence is relevant to the claim, specific in detail, and credible in source.

💡 Why is B) the correct answer?

The correct answer to the question "Evidence in a writing passage should be:" is Option B: Relevant, specific, and directly supporting the claim being made.

The other options — A) Irrelevant to the topic, C) Always statistical, D) Always anecdotal — are incorrect for this PSAT Exam Prep question. As explained above: Effective evidence is relevant to the claim, specific in detail, and credible in source.

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Evidence in a writing passage should be:

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

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