Is this a good intro and thesis for an argumentative essay? Doyle is famous for creating stories about one of the most brilliant and memorable characters in English literature, Sherlock Holmes. Throughout his stories, except one, Holmes is obsessively confident, intelligent, and is always one step ahead of the criminals he's chasing. He is known to be a successful detective. However, in The Final Problem, there is a catalyst that changes the game and causes Holmes to be fearful, less confident, and where he finally meets his match--the world's most dangerous criminal.

It will be through raising high the prestige of your administration by success in short-range recovery, that you will have the driving force to accomplish long-range reform. on the other hand, even wise and necessary reform may, in some respects, impede and complicate recovery. what is the purpose of the transitional phrase on the other hand in this excerpt? a) it provides a counter-argument to the writer's main ideas. b) it provides a hypothetical situation for the reader to ponder. c) it provides additional evidence in favor of the writer's argument. d) it provides information about laws that are opposed to the writer's argument.