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A counter-argument is used as backup to either: Explain how your own thought and reasoning are right, or to enlighten the writer and the readers about why you think the main argument is incorrect. In an argumentative essay, a counter-argument could even do both, explaining your belief and your reason to believe something is correct or incorrect.
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The correct option - B.
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A thesis statement gives a summary of the main point or claim of the essay or research paper, etc. Usually, it is expressed in one sentence.
Compare and contrast essays are used to examine how things are similar, and how they differ. Therefore, it looks at the similarities between two or more objects, and their differences. 
Considering this in mind only<u> the option B is correct.</u> Here we see the thesis statement that claims about the similarities and differences between college and high school. This option could be the topic sentence after which there would be a paragraph with the development of this idea. 
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
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In 1879 a group of American citizens came together to to accomplish a dream of bringing art and education to the Americans by making a museum. In the group there were businessmen, financers. leading artists and leading thinkers. On this very day in 1870, it was accomplished and named The Metropolitan Museum of Art. After a short span of time, they even showcased their first piece of artwork, a Roman sarcophagus.
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Answer: B
Explanation: A colon should be placed in between the two phrases ‘It wasn’t easy’ and ‘in order to start writing a paper’ since the second phrase occurs following the first phrase. 
A comma is needed in between ‘in order to start writing a paper’ and ‘I had to brainstorm ideas’ because ‘in order’ requires a comma. It’s similar to (‘However,’) or (‘Because of this,”).
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer: C 
Explanation:it’s correct on acellus :)