Consider this claim:

Question

People who live in warm, sunny climates are happier than those who don't.
Now consider how someone might argue against this. Which sentence presents the strongest and most reasonable counterclaim to the above claim?
If people were happier in sunnier, warmer climates, then few people would live in places with cloudy, rainy climates.
Many of the places ranked as the happiest in the world-like Denmark, Iceland, and Switzerland-do not have warm, sunny climates.
Even California and Hawaii, which have some of the best, sunniest climates, experience some amount of rainfall each year.

Answer 1

The sentence that presents the strongest and most reasonable counterclaim to the claim is: "Many of the places ranked as the happiest in the world-like Denmark, Iceland, and Switzerland-do not have warm, sunny climates."

This counterclaim provides specific examples of countries known for their high levels of happiness that do not fit the original assertion, suggesting that factors other than climate contribute to happiness.