If we want our children to possess the traits of character we most admire, we need to teach them what those traits are and why they deserve both admiration and allegiance. (William J. Bennett, The Book of Virtues)This statement exemplifies a(n) ________.

A. argument
B. explanation
C. report
D. unsupported assertion
E. conditional statement


Answer: E

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