Claim: Students should dissect real animals in school. Which answer shows the best counterclaim?

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A, Animals are bred in captivity or taken from their habitat and killed in order to be used in the classroom.
B, Dissecting real animals makes children feel and act like real scientists.
C, Many children learn best through real-world, hands-on experiences.

Answer 1

The best counterclaim to the claim that students should dissect real animals in school is:

A, Animals are bred in captivity or taken from their habitat and killed in order to be used in the classroom.

This option presents an ethical concern regarding the treatment of animals used for dissection, which challenges the justification for this practice in educational settings.