Most of the time you need to infer the theme of a story

no, you will see the theme while reading... well that's for me anyways. lol.

Explanation:

but have a good day and dont forget to sm:)e

i think it may be b, i'm not exactly too sure on this. but b seems to make more sense.

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader