Writing an Argumentative Essay about a Social Topic
Question 9 • Language Arts 7 B (M12 25/26 S2)
Read this claim and counterclaim.Claim: Cities should ban the sale of soda in cups larger than sixteen ounces.Counterclaim: Cities should not limit the size of soda cups.Which evidence best addresses the counterclaim?
Answer
A
a story about a girl who drinks two sixteen-ounce cups of soda at lunch
B
an article about how soda was invented
C
a quotation from a parent whose child does not like soda
D
a fact about how many calories a sixteen-ounce cup of soda contains