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Select the correct answer.Trina wrote an essay about the qualities of a good friendship. In her essay, she made the following claim:People who have similar interests have the strongest friendships.Which statement best reflects an alternate or opposing claim that could be posed to Trina's argument? A. The closest friends are those that have differences and challenge each other. B. Friends who have common perspectives have a stronger bond than those who do not. C. People develop friendships when they discover what they have in common. D. Those who disagree with each other find themselves at odds rather than in friendship.

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Select the correct answer.Trina wrote an essay about the qualities of a good friendship. In her essay, she made the following claim:People who have similar interests have the strongest friendships.Which statement best reflects an alternate or opposing claim that could be posed to Trina's argument? A. The closest friends are those that have differences and challenge each other. B. Friends who have common perspectives have a stronger bond than those who do not. C. People develop friendships when they discover what they have in common. D. Those who disagree with each other find themselves at odds rather than in friendship.

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The correct answer is A. The closest friends are those that have differences and challenge each other. This statement directly opposes Trina's claim by suggesting that differences, not similarities, make friendships stronger.

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