Zoos to protect endangered animals, and they are necessary for animal conservation. which statement best represents a counterclaim to this claim? removing animals from the wild and placing them in zoos can contribute to the endangerment of their species. specialists can breed animals at zoos to increase their population. injured and sick animals can be rescued and rehabilitated at zoos. zoos can protect endangered animals from hunters, predators, and a variety of natural dangers.

the best answer to this would be, a). Removing animals from the wild and placing them in zoos can contribute to the endangerment of their species.

A) Removing animals from the wild and placing them in zoos can contribute to the endangerment of their species.

Explanation: A claim is a statement or assert that something is true. A counterclaim is an argument that refutes (or gives an argument against) a claim. From the given options, the one that represents a counterclaim to the claim that "Zoos help to protect endangered animals, and they are necessary for animal conservation" is the corresponding to option A, because it is saying that zoos can actually contribute to the endangerment of the species. The other options are supporting details to the claim.

overnment is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.