t Write three to five sentences evaluating the author's argument. In your response, identify and evaluate the claim and whether the evidence supports the reason and the claim.

The reason that protecting our information is important is so that people can be sure about who really sent them information. The evidence is a hypothetical situation about how a criminal could steal money by pretending to be someone else if encryption wasn't possible. The reason and evidence logically support the claim because they show one way that the Information Age would not be successful – people could easily steal money – if information is not protected.