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C is correct in this situation.
It would be "<span>I was present at the sessions of the great Congress in the month of December." He is using that sentence to give credibility to what follows.</span>
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Answer: A counterclaim is the response to a state. Lets say you believe fish are the best and I say they arent. Thats my counterclaim. A rebuttal is when you take the other person's words and twist them to fit your claim.