Wolfe et al. (2009) found that if a good second counterargument can be offered to rebut a first counterargument, then readers:
A) will be confused about which position to accept and will reject both sides of the argument.
B) may be persuaded to accept the rebuttal challenging the first counterargument, thereby strengthening the first side.
C) will side with the good second counterargument because it is the one that has been most recently presented.
D) may question whether it is worth the effort needed to examine the evidence on either side because both have been countered.

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According to Wolfe et al. (2009), if a good second counterargument can be offered to rebut a first counterargument, readers may be persuaded to accept the rebuttal challenging the first counterargument, thereby strengthening the first side. This suggests that the second counterargument can actually enhance the argument by providing a better rebuttal to the first counterargument.

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