Question

Of course, it's not as if those making these accusations don't have their points. For example, just because you don't eat meat or food derived from animals doesn't mean you will be healthy. If you subsist on a diet of candy bars, soda pop, and pasta, you'll be at the very least overweight, and you also won't get the nutrition you need to be healthy.
Which statement best evaluates the author's response to the counterclaim that vegans believe the only secret to a healthy life is not eating meat?

A. The author's response is effective because he points out what an unhealthy diet is.
B. The author's response is ineffective because he makes outrageous statements. C. The author's response is effective because he provides commonsense examples. D. The author's response is effective because he uses a report about nutrition.

Answer 1

The statement that best evaluates the author's response is C: The author's response is effective because he provides commonsense examples. In order to create a counterclaim that is strong, the author provides examples that are simple to understand, and the author shows that a person is not necessarily healthy just by avoiding meat. He exemplifies how vegan people could also have an unhealthy diet, and with this examples he creates an effective counterargument.

Answer 2

The answer is C: The author's response is effective because he provides commonsense examples.

 The author understands that those who disagree with vegans have valid arguments. The vegans defend that the consume of animal products are not healthy, but, as the author, explains and compares, avoiding food dirived from animals is not enough to guarantee good health, neither is eating processed food that lacks nutrients.