Read the passage from When Birds Get Flu by John DiConsiglio.
Dr. Dowell says that we need to be prepared for a pandemic. He thinks every nation should have an emergency
plan. More medications like Tamiflu should be available. He thinks rich countries like the U.S. should help poor
countries pay for medicine and health care.
Why does the author most likely include this information at the end of the text instead of at the beginning?
D because it draws a conclusion based on the evidence presented throughout the text
because it offers new evidence that is meant to help readers better understand the text
because it poses new questions for readers to think about now that they have read the text
because it offers supplemental information that readers can compare to evidence presented in the text