Refuting counterclaims is important when crafting an argumentative essay
because it:

What does the author most likely say the time for negotiating with britain was over

As the coach of the u.s. olympic cycling team, i can state without question that the swedish and french teams were using illegal steroids. how else could they have beaten us so badly in the last competition? the u.s. team trained much harder and was much more skilled than our opponents. we only lost because a few teams cheated.

In what way did expansion and global trade during the 15th to 18th centuries affect the economies of european countries