2. Respond to the counterclaim below from the point of view of the student arguing
for a subdivision to be built. Be sure to respond to this specific counterclaim with
fairness and empathy. Use a style that is appropriate to the audience and purpose of
this argument. (15 points)
In
an essay, a student argues that the town of Waketown should build a new housing
subdivision in an area that is a wetland preserve. The new housing area will bring
more
people and money into the town. In a source, the student finds
this
counterclaim to her argument made by a biologist: Without the wetland preserve,
hundreds of species of plant and animal life will perish because they will no longer
have the wetlands to live in!