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Direct Characterization, because a dialogue is meant to be spoken with a person or other characters in a play directly.
The correct answer is: It can refute the counterclaim with facts.
The purpose of evidence is to prove or disprove the veracity of something and, therefore, appealing to the reader's emotions (pathos), as the first and third options state, is unnecessary. Counterclaims are used to refute the claim, so evidence is used to contrarest the counterclaim.
