Read this introduction to a magazine article. Simple decisions people make every day affect the impact they are having on the environment. The greenhouse gases people emit leave a carbon footprint. We should not allow ourselves to stomp gigantic footprints on our precious earth. Our environmental awareness should not be limited to annual Earth Day festivals. Daily choices determine the fate of the earth’s resources.

What will most likely be included in the magazine article that follows this introduction?

It will be through raising high the prestige of your administration by success in short-range recovery, that you will have the driving force to accomplish long-range reform. on the other hand, even wise and necessary reform may, in some respects, impede and complicate recovery. what is the purpose of the transitional phrase on the other hand in this excerpt? a) it provides a counter-argument to the writer's main ideas. b) it provides a hypothetical situation for the reader to ponder. c) it provides additional evidence in favor of the writer's argument. d) it provides information about laws that are opposed to the writer's argument.