In a debate about capital punishment, your opponent argues that capital punishment is state-sanctioned killing and
can kill innocent people. which statement provides the best refutation to this argument?
o executing criminals eliminates the possibility of rehabilitation
o studies in the u. s. have shown that capital cases cost between one and seven million dollars.
o many more innocent people have been killed by paroled or released murderers than have been wrongly
executed.
the death penalty is a deterrent to future criminals

Many more innocent people have been killed by paroled or released murderers than have been wrongly  executed.

Explanation:

Remember that to refute an argument means to disprove it by using your logic and reasoning in an argument, it is a reply. In this case my opponent is against capital punishement and gives me the arguments that support the idea. It´s argument states that the capital punishment is a "state-sanctioned killing and can kill innocent people."

To refute this I need to address to the topics presented. The option chosen is the one that does this, it makes a comparison of the numbers of deaths resulted from each type of outcome. In my opponent´s argument innocent people sentenced to death could eventually die. In my argument I state that although this has happened, the number is very small. In fact, the criminals that are released have killed more innocent people. This is a way to compare the pros and cons, in which my argument presents way more benefits that the cons presented by my opponent.  

the correct answer is video games and fast food.

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