CLAIM: Hybrid cars are better for the environment than
conventional cars.
COUNTERCLAIM: Hybrid batteries will pollute the landfills
when they can no longer deliver power to the cars.
Which of the following is the most relevant rebuttal to the counterclaim?
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A. Manufacturers are developing recycling plans to meduce the
number of hybrid batteries that make it to landfills.
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B. Using less gasoline per mile compensates for the dead batteries
in the landfills so hybrids are still better than gasoline-powered
vehicles.
C. It doesn't really matter how many batteries are in the landfills as
long as the carbon dioxide emissions are kept down.
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D. Even though the hybrid batteries don't last forever, they are
expected to last for at least 100,000 miles of driving.