Writing an Argumentative Essay about a Social Topic
Question 5 • Language Arts 7 B (M12 25/26 S2)
Read this claim and counterclaim.Claim: The fifty-five-mile-per-hour highway speed limit should be brought back.Counterclaim: The fifty-five-mile-per-hour highway speed limit is useless, because people drive as fast as they want.Which evidence best addresses the counterclaim?
Answer
A
a newspaper article about the millions of speeding tickets issued
B
statistics showing that people tend to drive just five miles above the speed limit
C
a story about a relative who always drives at the speed limit
D
a study finding that fewer accidents occur at lower highway speeds