Claim: The school should only purchase and drive electric vehicles to help the United States decrease its dependence on foreign oil Which statement is an example of a major counterclaim to address in an argumentative research essay with this claim?

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C. Converting to electric vehicles would be too costly for schools that are already facing severe budget problems.

Explanation:

A good counterclaim should directly address the main claim and be based on solid evidence instead of a mere opinion. The idea of electric cars electrocuting drivers is plainly untrue, as there´s no evidence to support it. Claiming that electric cars are ugly or the result of some kind of conspiracy can only be based on personal opinions, and are not a proper counterclaim. Only option C correctly addresses the main claim and provides a valid reason to oppose it. Budget problems in schools are widely known and would probably be a deterring factor for them to able to purchase electric cars.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

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