Read the following claim and counterclaim from an essay:
claim: hybrid cars are better for the environment than
conventional cars.
counterclaim: hybrid batteries will pollute the landfills
when they can no longer deliver power to the cars.
which of the following is the most relevant rebuttal to the counterclaim?
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a. manufacturers are developing recycling plans to reduce the
number of hybrid batteries that make it to landfills.
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b. it doesn't really matter how many batteries are in the landfills as
long as the carbon dioxide emissions are kept down.
c. using less gasoline per mile compensates for the dead batteries
in the landfills so hybrids are still better than gasoline-powered
vehicles.
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d. even though the hybrid batteries don't last forever, they are
expected to last for at least 100,000 miles of driving.