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ARGUMENT WORKSHEET
CLAIM [thesis] (clear, defensible, and controversial):
REASONS [claims]: Main reasons you will use to support your claim. Why is your claim important? EVIDENCE [data]: Facts, statistics, and/or narratives with appropriate citation. What makes you say so? WARRANTS: Explains the relationships between claims and reasons and between reasons and evidence. So what? Why does your evidence matter to your argument? Supporting Paragraph I
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Supporting Paragraph II
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Supporting P aragraph III
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There are many ways to effectively place a counterargument. Consider inserting this paragraph after the introduction or before the conclusion; you could even pair
the counterargument with a paragraph addressing a related reason.
Counterargument I
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Basic COUNTERCLAIM and REBUTTAL: Address a possible objection to your claim. Why might someone disagree? Why is this objection weak or flawed? EVIDENCE [data]: Facts, statistics, and/or narratives with appropriate citation to support the rebuttal. What makes you say so? WARRANTS: Explains the relationships between claims and counterclaims and between rebuttal and evidence. So what? Why does your evidence matter to your argument?
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B:
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Counterargument II
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Advanced COUNTERCLAIM: Explain a possible objection to your claim. Why might someone disagree? EVIDENCE [data]: Facts, statistics, and/or narratives with appropriate citation to support the counterclaim. What makes the opposition say so? WARRANTS: Explains the relationships between claims, counterclaims, and evidence. So what? Why does this evidence matter to your opposition's argument?
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REBUTTAL: Refute the objection to your claim. Why is this objection weak or flawed? EVIDENCE [data]: Facts, statistics, and/or narratives with appropriate citation to support the rebuttal. What makes you say so? WARRANTS: Explains the relationships between claims and counterclaims and between rebuttal and evidence. So what? Why does your evidence matter to your argument?
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