Which statement could best be used as an effective counterclaim to this claim?

States should decide who is free and who is not.
A person who is free in one state cannot be a citizen.
Taney cannot deny Scott citizenship because it is a federal right.
Other states should have a say over one state's decision.
Mark this and return

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

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What is the reasoning in this argument?