Question

Read the excerpt from "A Defense of Veganism."Of course, it's not as if those making these accusations don't have their points. For example, just because you don't eat meat or food derived from animals, doesn't mean you will be healthy. If you subsist on a diet of candy bars, soda pop, and pasta, you'll be, at the very least, overweight, and you also won't get the nutrition you need to be healthy.How does the author address the counterclaim in this excerpt?A. The author provides commonsense examples to refute the counterclaim.B. The author uses a report about nutrition to respond to the counterclaim.C. The author provides facts that support the claim instead of the counterclaim.D. The author responds to the counterclaim with negative information.

Answer 1

A: The author provides commonsense examples to refute the counterclaim 

Answer 2

Answer: A. The author provides commonsense examples to refute the counterclaim.

Explanation: an argument or claim is a statement assertion that something is true. A counterclaim is a statement or an idea that refutes the claim. In the given excerpt from "A Defense of Veganism" the counterclaim is that  just because you don't eat meat or food derived from animals, doesn't mean you will be healthy, and to refute this counterclaim, the author provides commonsense examples (" If you subsist on a diet of candy bars, soda pop, and pasta, you'll be, at the very least, overweight...").