Why it is important to include a strong and reasonable counterclaim in your argumentative research essay? a. to establish your credibility as someone who takes the topic seriously b. to give your readers information they would have never found on their own c. to allow you the chance to modify your claim and agree with the opposition d. to appeal to the emotions of the readers so that they agree with you

A. To establish your credibility as someone who takes the topic seriously

By establishing that you know about the counterclaim in your claim, you make your reader know that you´ve studied both sides of the storie and that you´ve come to the conclusion that this is the correct one.

the thesis statement : d

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).