Read this excerpt from an argumentative essay. One explanation for why the national parks are so
important is that they provide many Americans with the
opportunity to experience willlife in its natural habitat.
Every major city in the United States has a zoo, which is
great, but how much more significant is the sight of a
brown bear in its natural setting rather than in a cage? A
trip to a park like Yellowstone National Park may be the
only chance a youngster from a place like New York City
or Chicago will have to behold such a sight. If we, the
American people, were to lose places like Yellowstone, it
would be a travesty
Where in an argumentative essay does this excerpt
belong?
in the opening
in the body, as a reason
in the body, addressing a counterclaim
in the closing