Read the paragraph and answer the following questions on a separate sheet.


Eastern Samar is an underdeveloped place and is one of the most disaster-prone

places in the Philippines. Because of poverty, residents are forced to live in high-risk

places, which makes them prone to disasters. Disasters in Eastern Samar affect a large

number of people by destroying their houses, farmlands, livelihoods, and other personal

assets.


Question: What is the weakness in the argument that the writer makes to support the

conclusion about the relationship of poverty to disaster?


a. The writer fails to consider the role of poverty in causing disasters.


b. The writer concludes that the situation in Eastern Samar will generalize

to all underdeveloped places.


c. The writer fails to consider the role of disaster play in causing poverty.


d. The writer fails to explain how people are affected by a disaster.​