Coastal towns should protect themselves from floods by building sand walls that keep out water from oceans, lakes, and rivers. however, some say that these sand walls are an eyesore. they reduce the value of the homes and buildings that they try to protect because they look bad.
which statement presents the best rebuttal to address the counterclaim?

a) the value of the coastal homes is more important than oceans, lakes, and rivers.
b)the protection of homes and buildings in coastal towns with sand walls is important.
c) sand walls may be ugly, but the protection of people and property is more important.
d)people living along the coasts should seriously consider moving further inland.

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.