An author claims that "zoos do more good than harm." The author provides the following as support for the claim: I believe zoos are great because they give animals exactly what they need. I have seen caretakers feed animals and give them medicine when they are sick. I have watched zookeepers cuddle baby monkeys and place blankets over cold piglets. They train animals to do tricks, too, so that the animals have fans who love and cheer for them. I am sure this makes the animals happy. Which choice best describes the support the author provides? It is effective support for the claim. It is ineffective support because it does not help prove the claim. It is ineffective support because it presents opinion rather than fact. It is ineffective support because it provides no source for the information.

A claim, which is also called a thesis statement, is a phrase that expresses the position of an author about some situation or subject, in this case, the claim is "zoos do more good than harm" and expresses the position of the author on zoos; additionally to this, a claim needs to be proved during speaking or writing through reliable evidence, this includes academic articles, statistics, scientific information, experts' opinions, among others, this information supports the claim and makes it valid. Considering this the support provided for the claim is ineffective or not accurate, because even when the author gives some reasons why zoos are god, this information relies on his opinion as it describes what the author's observation in zoos, but this does not mean in all zoos the animals are treated in the same way or that this kind of care is good and beneficial for animals or make them happy, also there are not external reliable resources as the mentioned before, thus, the claim cannot be believed as the support is inappropriate.