Purpose of Refutation
This section comes after the Confirmation paragraphs.
What is the Refutation paragraph?
Each Refutation paragraph should address one of these.
What is an objection?
This option acknowledges the objection's validity and then refutes it.
What is concede and refute?
According to the formula, the writer should use this before objecting to the topic sentence.
What is a transition?
Explain a point in your own words
Provide a documented quotation
Add your own commentary
What are Tell Me, Show Me, and Analyze?
The goal of Refutation is to show readers that the writer has considered the issue from this many perspectives.
What are all perspectives?
An objection should be raised against this central part of the writer’s argument.
What is the thesis?
This option disagrees entirely with the objection and then refutes it.
What is completely refute?
Complete Professor Bravo’s sentence starter:
“Despite the evidence above, some people _____.”
What is believe?
The Tell Me, Show Me, Analyze pattern appears this many times in the complete Refutation formula.
What is twice?
Each Refutation paragraph should address one of these against the thesis.
What is an objection?
After stating a possible objection, the writer must do this.
What is respond to the objection?
Although this concern has some validity, the evidence still supports my thesis.
What is concede and refute?
After the transition and topic sentence, this comes next in the formula.
What is the response to the objection?