Question 11 of 22
Read the following claim:
A flat tax will ensure that all Americans contributes their
fair share, whether they make a little or a lot of income.
Which of these would provide the strongest counterclaim?
OA. A flat tax means that everyone pays the same percentage, no
matter how much taxable income they earn.
OB. Any major change to the tax code, such as instituting a flat tax, will
assuredly lead to endless red tape and confusion.
OC. Citizens are already taxed too much and, therefore, all taxes
should be eliminated.
D. The flat tax is unfairly oppressive to the poor, who spend a larger
percentage of their income on necessities.

Respuesta :

Option D presents the sentence that most represents a strong counterclaim.

What is a counterclaim?

  • It's a counter-argument.
  • It is a statement that attempts to counter an argument given earlier.

A counterclaim aims to show a case that counters a statement made in an argument. The counterclaim must show that the argument is incorrect.

The sentence in option D shows that the flat tax is not fair, as the argument shows.

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