Use the passage to answer the
question.
Claim: Employers should be
allowed to mandate that their
employees receive
vaccinations because a
healthy workforce is essential
to success. Furthermore,
businesses should be able to
guarantee safety at work for all
employees.
Counterclaim: There are
many reasons why an
employee may refuse a
vaccination. One may be for
religious reasons. Employee
vaccine mandates are
disrespectful toward the
sincerely held beliefs of those
affected by them.
A student is writing an argument
supporting the claim above. They
want to address the counterclaim in
their concluding statement. What is
an effective concession that the
student may include?
a. There is no denying that
religious intolerance is a
serious problem in workplaces
today.
b. Vaccine mandates should not
allow employees to refuse
vaccines for religious reasons.
c. If an employee does not want
to receive
a vaccine, they can
terminate their employment
and find another job.
d. Employers and employees
should work together to make
sure that safety and religious
freedom are both respected.