"it is important to address only the opinions that are grounded in mathematical fact when discussing how the nation dept can be reduced."
what strategy for responding to counterclaims is she using ?
a. include many different perspectives
b. find common ground
c. only respond to reasonable counterclaims
d. deal with several counterclaims at the same time

the answer:

in the first part of the story running is all that matters to squeaky. running gives her confidence and defines who she is. at the beginning of the story she says that other kids call her mercury because she runs very fast. in the text she refers to herself as "miss quicksilver".

the line that provides the best evidence that squeaky has self-confidence is

" and i continue with my breathing exercise, strolling down broadway toward the ice cream man on 145th with not a care in the world cause i am miss quicksilver herself".