Claim: Libraries should get rid of late fees on books.
Which counterclaim is fair?
(1 point)
Responses
People who use the library don’t have enough money to pay library late fees.
People who use the library don’t have enough money to pay library late fees.
Late fees help fund library programs and encourage borrowers to be responsible with their books.
Late fees help fund library programs and encourage borrowers to be responsible with their books.
People turn in books late too often, so libraries should keep late fees to encourage responsibility.
People turn in books late too often, so libraries should keep late fees to encourage responsibility.
Late fees discourage people from borrowing books because they worry about forgetting to return them on time.
1 answer
The counterclaim that is fair is:
Late fees help fund library programs and encourage borrowers to be responsible with their books.
This response presents a logical reason for maintaining late fees, which contrasts the claim advocating for their removal.
