Question

you may well ask: \why direct action? why sit ins, marches and so forth? isnt negotiation a better path?\ you are quite right in calling for negotiation. indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action. nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. it seeks so to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored. my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word \tension.\ i have
which of the following is a counterclaim?
\i have earnestly opposed violent tension.\
\isnt negotiation a better path?\

onviolent direct action\

Explanation:

A counter - claim is an opposing view to a main claim. The main idea here is about the purpose of non - violent direct action, and "Isn't negotiation a better path?" presents an opposing view suggesting negotiation over direct action.

Answer:

"Isn't negotiation a better path?"