Question

A reader who makes the claim "We should stop the practice of tipping in the United States and instead pay workers a higher hourly wage” could state the counterargument that

Answer 1

Answer:

B). Many servers say they would not like hourly pay because with tipping they can influence how much they make.

Explanation:

A counterargument that aims to refute, oppose, or neglect the previous/given claim made by the author. The given claim asserts that tipping must be stopped and the workers should rather be paid an increased hourly wage and the claim which counters it most adequately would be the servers' opinion in favor of tipping which allows them to make more money per hour. Thus, it refutes the given claim and hence, option B is the correct answer. The other claims(options A and D) either assert negative comments on tipping which justifies the claim instead of refuting it while option C asserts the reason of the claim but does not deny it.