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Writing for a Call to Action — Quiz

Question 5 • 26-27 ERWC A/B 9800E 9801E

Read the claim. Football is too dangerous to be an extracurricular sport. Which counterclaim and rebuttal would best strengthen the writer’s claim?

Answer
A
Some students do not participate in extracurricular sports, but that is because they have no interest in them or in being part of a team.
B
Football should be an extracurricular sport because it teaches teamwork; however, if athletes become injured, they are no longer part of a team.
C
More high school students are injured playing football than in any other extracurricular sport, but some athletes still want to play.
D
There is some risk involved, but that is no different than in other extracurricular sports.
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