Which of the following is a reason to avoid a straw man argument in an argumentative research paper?
a. it is too confusing for most audiences.
b. it involves extensive research.
c. it shows disrespect for the counterclaim.
d. it does not address counterclaims.

D.It does not address counterclaims.

Explanation:

A straw man argument is an argumentative fallacy that pretends to be addressing a counterclaim or the opponent´s claim and asserts to have defeated the counterclaim when in reality the actual counterclaim has not been addressed at all but rather it has been faultily presented to give a falsified version of it (creating a straw man out of the counterclaim) in order to readily and easily disprove it.  

uh, the answer is d i guess.