Question

Review the detail. In the essay "Say No to Budget Cuts," author Joshua Yates explains that his local community is suffering from budget cuts, and plans to cut funding to the local library. Which describes Joshua's counterclaim? Tomlinson explained that with less money available, the library will not be able to purchase as many new books and other materials. Support full funding for our library so that it can continue to offer the important services and programs that benefit all of the residents of our community. Instead of reducing the budget for the library, the mayor could delay for one year the proposed changes to the city's recycling program. When you add up all the ways the library helps people, you will realize that almost everyone in our community uses and needs the library.

Answer 1

Support full funding for our library so that it can continue to offer the important services and programs that benefit all of the residents of our community. This statement describes Joshua's counterclaim. She wants the community to see the importance of the library . The library is a place that offers a lot of activities for the local community and these are really important. If the library suffers,  the people will also suffer.

-Tomlinson explained that with less money available, the library will not be able to purchase as many new books and other materials. This is some evidence Yates uses in her essay.

-Instead of reducing the budget for the library, the mayor could delay for one year the proposed changes to the city's recycling program. Yates gives the mayor some advice.

-When you add up all the ways the library helps people, you will realize that almost everyone in our community uses and needs the library. This is Yates' conclusion. This reinforces her counterclaim: the importance the library has for the local community.