Which of the following is an effective way to structure an essay written to argue the case for or against an issue?
Выберите один ответ:
a. Either of the above
b. Neither of the above
c. Present the opposing case first, then present your much stronger and more
reasonable case
d. Present your case first, then present the opposing case and refute it

On April 21 1980, 23-year-old Rosie Ruiz 1came first in the Boston Marathon. She 2 won the race in the third-fastest time ever recorded for a female runner (two hours, 31 minutes, 56 seconds). However, the organizers 3 became suspicious, because they 4 had noticed that when she crossed the finishing line she 5 was not sweaty at all.
When they 6 were investigating they found out that none of the course officials 7had seen her passing checkpoints. Other competitors didn’t remember seeing her at
all. Then a few spectators 8 said that they 9 had seen Ruiz join the race just for the final kilometer. She ha simply sprinted from there to the finish line. The marathon organizers 10 took away Ruiz’s medal and gave it to Jacqueline Gareau, who 11had finished second in the race. Later they also found out that Ruiz 12 had cheated in the New York Marathon, the race she used to qualify for the Boston event, earlier in the same year but in a different way…

Sport is an important part of every person’s life. Many parents make their children take a sport at an early age. They want their children to become professional sportsmen. Let's think if it is good or not. I think it is a right thing to do. Children from an early age begin to lead a healthy life. Sports help a child to be disciplined, independent, and strong. Physical effort is beneficial to children. On the other hand if you lead your child straight to professional sports (for example, football), he receives too much physical exertion далее нужен русский вариант, т. к. трудно догадаться, что точно хотелось выразить.