1 Point
In an essay about reducing the national debt, Maria addresses counter-
arguments in the following sentence.
It is important to address only the opinions that are
grounded in mathematical fact when discussing how the
national debt can be reduced.
Which strategy for responding to counter-arguments is she using?

A. Deal with several counter-arguments at the same time.

B. Include many different perspectives.

C. Find common ground.

D. Only respond to reasonable counter-arguments.

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.