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Modern Op-Ed Analysis — Homework
Reread the sample op-ed about school start times before answering.
- 1.State the op-ed's claim in one sentence.
- 2.Name the two reasons given for the claim, and the evidence attached to each.
- 3.How does the op-ed handle the counterargument about bus scheduling and sports, and why is that a fair rhetorical choice?
- 4.In four or more sentences, evaluate whether the op-ed's evidence is specific enough to be convincing, or whether it needs something more to fully hold up.
- 5.Why might a writer choose to acknowledge a counterargument instead of only arguing their own side as hard as possible?
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