Question

Read this claim and counterclaim.

Claim: The fifty-five-mile-per-hour highway speed limit should be brought back.
Counterclaim: The fifty-five-mile-per-hour highway speed limit is useless, because people drive as fasi as they want
Which evidence best addresses the counterclaim?

a newspaper article about the millions of speeding tickets issued

statistics showing that people tend to drive just five miles above the speed limit

a story about a relative who always drives at the speed limit

a study finding that fewer accidents occur at lower highway speeds

Answer 1

a study finding that fewer accidents occur at lower highway speeds

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

A study finding that fewer accidents occur at lower highway speeds

Step-by-step explanation:

This study is most relevant against the counterclaim because it shows that the road is safer with a 55-mile speed limit