Read the excerpt from "Return Flight." Shortly, another of the alarming creatures approached him and threw a dark cover over his eyes and body. Before he knew it, he was caged and moved to a place where more strange creatures appeared to examine and prod him.

Which plot element is best shown in this excerpt?

A. exposition
B. rising action
C. resolution
D. climax

Refute it, showing why it is mistaken—an apparent but not real problem; acknowledge its validity or plausibility, but suggest why on balance it's relatively less important or less likely than what you propose, and thus doesn't overturn it; concede its force and complicate your idea accordingly—restate your thesis in a more exact, qualified, or nuanced way that takes account of the objection, or start a new section in which you consider your topic in light of it. this will work if the counterargument concerns only an aspect of your argument; if it undermines your whole case, you need a new thesis.