Which statement is the best response to this counterargument?

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The answer is A -- and NOT because there is a checkmark next to it.

Explanation:

'A' is the appropriate response because your refutation has to say like ("Yeah, OK, but..." and then return to your claim, which is to say that animals are not safe in zoos regardless of the other person's reason(s) for putting them there.

In other words, in this example, you acknowledge that the animals would be safer in the zoo because it's dangerous in the wild, but  they still are unsafe because they could still be mistreated . I mean, after all, you think that living in cages is just as cruel or more so than living in the wild.

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