Read the draft first
The lesson below refers to this draft.
A Peer Coaching Hour
Overview
Relevant evidence must support the specific reason an argument gives. Do not choose a detail merely because it concerns the same institution or setting. Identify the claim, the proposed action, and any role or feasibility limit. Then ask what observation or example would make that action more credible.
The peer-coaching draft identifies trouble locating registration controls. Help-desk requests about those controls establish that practical need better than students' interest in meeting others. A sample-account demonstration illustrates the coach's permitted role, while choosing a major would cross into advice reserved for an adviser. Training should therefore include recognizing that boundary. To judge the pilot, practice-task improvement linked to participants' questions is more useful than approval of the room's comfort. A clear conclusion names the continuation or revision decision those records will inform.
The shelter draft addresses conditions during a wait, not bus frequency. Direct afternoon sun supports the need for shade. A layout review that combines shelter space with an unobstructed sidewalk supports feasibility. A discounted model can be attractive but still fail the space constraint. Adding that riders wait for the same scheduled bus develops the benefit honestly; saying the shelter shortens routes invents a different causal effect. Maintenance arrangements develop another stated condition, whereas the supplier's indoor lamps do not.
For a new support question, separate evidence of need, evidence of effectiveness, and evidence of feasibility. One cannot automatically substitute for another. For a concise revision, preserve the action and the criterion while removing repetition. Finally, read the conclusion against the support actually supplied: it should explain what the evidence permits the writer to recommend, not claim that a future evaluation has already succeeded.
Apply the method to a complete new context
Read the whole passage before choosing an answer.
Draft: A Bicycle Rack at the Clinic
[1] The clinic should install a bicycle rack near its main entrance. [2] Patients who ride often lock their bicycles to the handrail of the entrance ramp, where the wheels can block wheelchair users. [3] A rack would give cyclists a secure place to park and keep the ramp clear. [4] The rack must fit beside the ramp without narrowing the walkway. [5] Staff could check after two months whether the handrail stays clear.
Which evidence would best support the condition in sentence 4? A. A staff count showing that twelve bicycles were locked to the ramp's handrail last week. B. A patient survey in which most respondents say they would like to ride more often. C. A site plan placing a rack beside the ramp with the walkway left at full width. D. A supplier's catalog showing that a decorative rack costs less than standard models.
The supported answer is C: A site plan placing a rack beside the ramp with the walkway left at full width. Sentence 4 is a feasibility condition about space, so the support must show the rack fits without narrowing the walkway. Choice A is relevant evidence of need for sentence 2, but it says nothing about whether a rack fits.
Decide whether the sentence needs evidence of need, effectiveness, or feasibility, and choose support of that kind.