Claim: space exploration is no longer important to americans. reason: domestic concerns, such as a weak economy, have made space exploration less of a priority. which type of evidence would support this claim and reason? a. statistics on the relationship between economic deficit and funding for space exploration b. research reports on scientific experiments conducted on the moon by astronauts c. factual information about the number of astronauts trained by nasa over the last 20 years d. expert testimony on the need for space programs to be funded by the u. s. government

A. Statistics on the relationship between economic deficit and funding for space exploration.

Explanation: A claim is a statement that the writer or speaker expresses as it was the truth, it can be supported by facts or it also can be based on opinions or assumptions. In the given example the claim "Space exploration is no longer important to Americans" is explained with the reason that the concerns of a weak economy, had rest importance to space exploration, the option that expresses the type of evidence that support the claim and the reason, is option A, because it studies the relationship between the economic deficit and the necessary funding for space exploration which corresponds to both the claim and the reason.