83,830 views
29 votes
29 votes
A writer wants to make the following claim: Summer holidays should be restored to times when families took off work and school together. Which answer makes the most logical and precise counterclaim? We have always enjoyed summer holidays in my family, and that shouldn't be something anyone does differently. My family takes a vacation at a different time of the year, and we believe that summer is a bad time for vacations. Many families need the months of summer to focus on completing work or school in order to progress in their careers. There are too many people who feel entitled to three months off during the summer months, when there is no good reason.

User Chris Page
by
3.2k points

1 Answer

14 votes
14 votes

Answer:

Many families need the months of summer to focus on completing work or school in order to progress in their careers.Explanation:

Explanation:Assuming the choices are:1. We have always enjoyed summer holidays in my family, and that shouldn't be something anyone does differently.2. My family takes a vacation at a different time of the year, and we believe that summer is a bad time for vacations.3. Many families need the months of summer to focus on completing work or school in order to progress in their careers.4. There are too many people who feel entitled to three months off during the summer months, when there is no good reason.A counterclaim would be claiming that summer holidays don't need to be restored to times when families took off work and school together. The first choice isn't really presenting a 'why' towards the counterclaim. The second choice doesn't really have to do with summer holidays, as it's claiming that summer isn't a good time for vacations. The fourth choice...self explanatory. (no sound reasoning). This leaves the third choice, which gives a logical reason (using those three months to progress careers and focus on school).

User Nick Allen
by
3.2k points