Part 4: Writing an Argumentative Paragraph about an Informational Text
Question 4 • [HSPE2] PE Sem 4 (26-27)
Which statement is the strongest rebuttal to the counterclaim?Claim: The tea set is the most historically significant artifact because it represents the influence of Chinese culture on Western society.Counterclaim: Tea sets are not important symbols because they further divided social classes based on who could afford expensive tea sets from China and who could not.
Answer
A
However, Neil MacGregor states that the tea set is "a three-piece social history of nineteenth-century Britain."
B
Even so, Britain traded with countries such as Cuba, which provided the sugar that people in England demanded for their tea.
C
While there is some truth to that, Wedgwood began producing more modest tea sets that many households could afford.
Explanation
The counterclaim argues that tea sets reinforced class divisions because only wealthy people could afford expensive ones. Choice C directly challenges that point by explaining that Wedgwood produced more modest tea sets that many households could afford. Choice A praises the tea set’s historical significance but does not address affordability, and choice B is about trade rather than social class.
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