Argument Essay RebuttalCounterArgument Paragraph Where does this paragraph
Argument Essay Rebuttal/Counter-Argument Paragraph
Where does this paragraph go? • You have a choice: It may go after the intro. Paragraph and before your body paragraphs or after the body paragraphs and before the conclusion paragraphs Its your choice, but choose wisely. With great power comes great responsibility.
TOPIC SENTENCE • You must acknowledge the other side’s opinion. • Begin by admitting what some people think (it is the opposite of your opinion). • You do not attack, belittle or put them down. • Use a rebuttal Sentence Starters: • There are some people that believe… Others may disagree and say… An alternative way of thinking is… EXAMPLE: There are some people that believe _________ is the most influential advocate in history. (not your person) EXAMPLE: An alternative way of thinking is that
EVIDENCE (x 2) • Support their view point (which is the opposite of yours) with a reason (evidence) why. • This support (or argument) that they might use against your claim. Use a transition to start the sentence: They feel… They claim… They state… out…. These people announce… They point EXAMPLE: They state that Martin Luther King, Jr. help to desegregate the South. EXAMPLE: They point out that Stephen Hawking has
YOUR REBUTTAL/COUNTER TO THEIR CLAIM HE RE • This is the conclusion of the paragraph YO IS W US HE W RE • You refocus the paper back to your opinion. I AR THE NG BA GU CK ME Use 1 of the sentence starters below: SID TO Y NT EX PL E AN OUR • That might be true, but… YO A UR IN W D • It is interesting to think about, however… S IS TH PERS HY IGN E M ON • Not everyone agrees with their claim because… IFICA OST NT .
Example of a Rebuttal Paragraph (my claim is that Mother Teresa is the most significant) There are some people that believe Helen Keller is the most influential advocate in history. They state that she fought for woman's suffrage as well as civil rights. They claim she also inspired many people by becoming the first deaf and blind person to graduate from college. That might be true, but Mother Teresa is the most significant due to the fact that she gave up everything to help fight extreme poverty and illness in a country that was not even her home. She also brought education to people to provide them opportunities to support and better themselves.
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