Question

Read the claim and counterclaim. Claim: In order to provide students with the most well-rounded education and the greatest opportunity to succeed, school days should be extended. Counterclaim: If school days were extended, children would not have time to participate in other enriching activities, such as spending time with friends. Which is the most effective rebuttal to the counterclaim? It is very important for teenagers’ social development to build bonds with friends and spend quality time with them. Longer school days lead to a decrease in crime committed by teenagers, since students have less free time. There are many ways that longer school days help children, but both sides must be considered. Many students would prefer shorter school days, so making them longer may not be the best option.

Answer 1

Answer:answer is b

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Answer 2

Longer school days lead to a decrease in crime committed by teenagers, since students have less free time.

The counterclaim argues that having a longer day would take away the free time children have to spend time with their friends. The rebuttal for the counterclaim should show why the counterclaim is not a good argument. The first option supports the counterclaim rather than opposes it. Option 3 says nothing for or against either argument, staying neutral so it is not an effective rebuttal. Option 4 is similar to the first option in that it supports the counterclaim. Option B (Longer school days lead to a decrease in crime committed by teenagers, since students have less free time. ) is the only one that goes against the counterclaim. It shows why student have more free time is actually a bad thing.