A passage argues that anonymous online speech should be banned. A counterargument states: 'Anonymity protects whistleblowers and political dissidents.' The author responds: 'A verified identity system with court-ordered disclosure for abuse cases would protect genuine whistleblowers.' This response is best described as:
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A
A red herring that avoids the counterargument
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B
A constructive rebuttal that proposes a mechanism to accommodate the counterargument's core concern
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C
A full concession that abandons the original proposal
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D
An ad hominem attack on whistleblowers