Answer:
The purpose of presenting a counterclaim is to validate any objections to the claim being made.
Explanation:
A counterclaim is a claim that rebuts a previous claim.
To rebut is to claim or prove that something is false.
So rebutting a previous claim in which one is trying to prove that something is false, is simply trying to make your objections valid.
When making a counterclaim, you're trying to show or prove that what someone else said is untrue or false and the main purpose of making a counterclaim is to show your objections to the previous claim and validate it (that is showing that it is valid).
I believe the correct answer is - A counterclaim is an opposing idea or opinion.
In an argument, or a debate, the first speaker is going to say what he or she thinks, and then you can present your own rebuttal. This rebuttal is formally known as a counterclaim - if you don't agree with the first speaker's ideas, you can present your own, which are usually opposing.
D) a story of how the lives of two sisters are changed forever by a little girl
Likewise
In like manner
In the same way
By the same token
In similar fashion etc...
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