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 It’s 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 astounding theories about black holes.
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. It may be more than one sentence
Example of a Rebuttal Paragraph (my claim is that Tom Brady is the most significant) There are some people that believe Joe Montana is the most influential quarterback in history. They claim that he has been the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player three times. They state that he has won four NFL championships. That might be true, but Tom Brady has been awarded four Super Bowl MVP awards and the league MVP three times. He is the most significant due to the fact that he has won a record 237 games as quarterback as well as six championships and still has a chance to win even more.
GET YOUR CPU and WORK ON THE ESSAY • ARGUMENT ESSAY DUE ON OR BEFORE 4/5 (FRIDAY) • USE THE POWERPOINTS AND GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS ON: • USE THE GRADING RUBRIC • YOU NEED: an introductory paragraph 2 -3 body paragraphs a rebuttal/counter argument paragraph a conclusion paragraph
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