Read the passage from an argumentative essay.

social media is hurting students’ educations. according to one recent study, students who used social media had a lower gpa than students who did not, and students who studied while using social media scored 20% lower on tests. however, it is true that some students use social media to improve in school by talking about classes, homework, and other educational topics.

to make the argument stronger, the best way for the writer to revise the paragraph is to add

a counterclaim to address the rebuttal.
a more detailed initial claim statement.
a rebuttal to address the counterclaim.
a rhetorical device to appeal to logic.

C) a rebuttal to address the counterclaim.

Explanation: In the given passage from an argumentative essay, the author's claim is that social media is hurting students' education, the author presents evidence that support this claim, like studies and statistics. He also presents the counterclaim that is that some students use social media to improve in school by talking about classes, homework, and other educational topics, to make his argument stronger he should add a rebuttal to that counterclaim.

since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.