English, 23.01.2021 04:10 turner639237

"Finally, we fear what is most readily available in our memory. Powerful, still-present memories of the 9/11 terrorist attacks generate a rationale for anxiety over air travel. In addition, whenever a large airplane crashes, vivid stories, including all the gory details and accompanied by gruesome photos, dominate national and local news. Unless we’re picking someone up at the airport, we never get to hear about the flights that arrive safely. In contrast, automobile accidents, unless they involve celebrities, rarely show up on the evening news, and countless safe car trips reduce or even eliminate fears about driving." The statement that “we fear what is most readily available in our memory” (paragraph 5) is
A) supported with facts drawn from events in the news
B) supported with opinions about events in the news
C) unsupported

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