Question

Read the introduction.

Every leader must become a competent public speaker. Leaders communicate their ideas to big groups of people, and they rally supporters with engaging oration. Critics suggest that some leaders are just as effective behind the scenes, working effectively without recognition, but the best leaders have charisma that can be conveyed through their speeches during public appearance events.

Which phrase is found in the author’s counterclaim?

every leader must become a competent public speaker
leaders communicate their ideas to big groups of people
some leaders are just as effective behind the scenes
they rally supporters with engaging oration

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Some leaders are just as effective behind the scenes.

Step-by-step explanation:

The main claim of the author in the given passage is the importance of being a competent public speaker for a person to be a leader. This claim is supported by his opinion that leaders need to be effective public speakers for "[they need] to communicate their ideas in big groups of people and [. . .] rally supporters with engaging oration."

And in the counterclaim, the author states that "some leaders are just as effective behind the scenes, working effectively without recognition". This is contrary to the claim that leaders should be effective public speakers.