I would say that the money from the Vending Machines that went to the academics is the rebuttal the author writes
I cant see the underlined word
A. Persuasive s<em />ince it provides arguments for both or more sides to an argument and also give a powerful description for each.
The answer would be “many animals die prematurely in zoos because they are exposed to infectious diseases.” The claim is stating that something bad is happening in zoos and this one is the only bad side effect in the choices.