The writer wants to add more information to the second paragraph (sentences 5–9) to support the main argument of the paragraph. All of the following pieces of evidence help achieve this purpose EXCEPT which one? At least one study points to light exposure in the evening as a contributing factor in teens’ changing sleep patterns. Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital claim that the total amount of sleep teens receive is less important to self-regulation than when that sleep occurs. As children enter adolescence, their circadian rhythm shifts; they remain alert later in the evening and have trouble sleeping before 11:00 p.m. In teens, a chemical that makes people feel tired is released from roughly 11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Pediatricians recommend that children up to age 12 get 9 to 12 hours of sleep per night; the recommendation for teens is only slightly lower. (1) If asked to list the most important health choices a person can make, most people would list eatinghealthy foods and exercising, but few people would include getting the recommended amount of sleep. (2)The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has found that teens who do not get 8 to 10 hours of sleep pernight are more likely to be sedentary, to have obesity, to have depression, or to participate in high-riskbehaviors like using alcohol, tobacco, or drugs. (3) As a society, we must make supporting healthy sleepbehavior in teens a priority to ensure their well-being. (4) Adopting later high school and middle schoolstart times, though disruptive to the status quo, is an essential part of society's commitment to teen healthand wellness.(5) In teenagers, it is not just the quantity of sleep that matters; it also matters when that sleep occurs. (6)In the journal Sleep Medicine, Crowley, Acebo, and Carskadon report that "sleep/wake timing shifts later inyoung humans during the second decade of life." (7) In other words, teens' circadian rhythms predisposethem to staying awake later at night and sleeping later in the morning. (8) It seems counterintuitive, then,that high schools and middle schools across the nation tend to start earlier than elementary schools. (9) Infact, a recent study found that over 90 percent of high schools begin before 8:30 in the morning.(10) The Centers for Disease Control has found that the earlier school begins, the less sleep teensreceive. (11) Unsurprisingly, teens overwhelmingly describe themselves as tired during the day, accordingto sleep experts Wolfson and Carskadon. (12) In the interest of greater alertness and focus-and thereforeenhanced retention and ultimately academic achievement-educational institutions should embrace thebiological needs of their students and adjust secondary start times accordingly.

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The writer wants to add more information to the second paragraph (sentences 5–9) to support the main argument of the paragraph. All of the following pieces of evidence help achieve this purpose EXCEPT which one?

At least one study points to light exposure in the evening as a contributing factor in teens’ changing sleep patterns.
Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital claim that the total amount of sleep teens receive is less important to self-regulation than when that sleep occurs.
As children enter adolescence, their circadian rhythm shifts; they remain alert later in the evening and have trouble sleeping before 11:00 p.m.
In teens, a chemical that makes people feel tired is released from roughly 11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Pediatricians recommend that children up to age 12 get 9 to 12 hours of sleep per night; the recommendation for teens is only slightly lower.