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What is the counterclaim in this passage?
The city should not build a new bridge across the river. Bridges are
expensive and the city already has several bridges across the river. Of
course, building a new bridge would create a lot of new jobs. But
unemployment is at an all-time low.
A. Building a new bridge would create a lot of new jobs,
B. The city already has several bridges across the river.
C. Unemployment is at an all-time low.
D. The city should not build a new bridge across the river,

User Liad Yogev
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Answer:

A

Step-by-step explanation:

because it is acknowledging the upside to building the bridge

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Answer:

A. Building a new bridge would create a lot of new jobs.

Step-by-step explanation:

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