2. Respond to the counterclaim below from the point of view of the student arguing for a subdivision to
sure to respond to this specific counterclaim with fairness and empathy. Use a style that is
be built. Be sure
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.”