Read the introduction from a student's rhetorical analysis
essay.

In the 2020 article "To Educate Good Citizens, We Need More Than the 'New' Civics" in Forbes Magazine, Senior
Editor Natalie Wexler acknowledges the need for a new concept of civics education. She argues that most attempts to improve civics in schools are too general or political. She believes that people need to "rethink basic assumptions about teaching and learning." She juxtaposes "action civics" and journalism that involve students in their communities. The addition of which sentence would strengthen this
introduction?
O One of Wexler's points is that students fail to engage
with civics because it is "traditionally conceived as
boring."
O Wexler uses facts and reasoning to present an
effective argument that cívics instruction needs
reform.
O Wexler's comments about "action civics" can be
politically controversial and unrealistic.
O Wexler is the author of The Knowledge Gap: The
Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education
System-and How to Fix It.