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Rebuttal: Answering the Other Side — Homework
Practice writing full rebuttal paragraphs: fair counterclaim, honest acknowledgment, reasoned response.
- 1.State this counterclaim fairly: allowing phones in class would just distract students more, not help them.
- 2.Write one sentence acknowledging something reasonable about that counterclaim.
- 3.Write a rebuttal sentence answering that specific concern, starting with "However" or "Even so."
- 4.Combine your three sentences into one short rebuttal paragraph.
- 5.Why is "But I am right and they are wrong" not a real rebuttal?
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