How is "counterclaim" used in argumentation?

Hi A counterclaim addresses a readers or audience's disagreement with the speaker's argument. The speaker's goal with a counterclaim isn't to anger their reader or listener but a knowledge that everyone might not agree with their argument but to continue to provide reasons why a listener should accept their argument.

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I would choose the second sentence it says that Salmonella is or can be caught by touching certain animals. Small children are sometimes very hands on and like to touch a lot of things so that seems like the best sentence.