Read the claim. golf is not a real sport. read the counterclaim. golf is a sport because it requires strength and coordination. read the rebuttal. people who play golf do some walking, but the us supreme court said that walking is not essential to playing golf. which statement correctly analyzes the rebuttal? it is effective because it creates emphasis by restating the claim. it is effective because it uses a rhetorical device to appeal to logic. it is ineffective because it lacks strong supporting evidence. it is ineffective because it does not point out a flaw in the counterclaim.

The statement that correctly analyzes the rebuttal is the following: It is ineffective because it does not point out a flaw in the counterclaim.

A rebuttal should be an opposing argument for the counterclaim. In the case provided, the counterclaim mentions the physical aspects of golf that require strength and coordination; however, the rebuttal does not address those claims, instead it addresses walking as a part of golf. Therefore, it is ineffective, because it is not criticising the counterclaim directly.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”