Practice
RESPECT
What is the Leestown Way?
This is your position on a question or argument.
What is a claim?
According to studies done by the C. Weatherby Research Group, ketchup is responsible for 10% of cavities and contributes to poor health among Americans each year.
What is evidence?
Ketchup was invented in China around 300 BC.
What is a fact?
Remember basic kindness.
What is the R in RESPECT for/What is the R for in the Leestown Way?
This is the opposite position or view to a claim.
What is a counterclaim?
Ketchup should be removed from all menus and grocery stores.
What is a claim?
Many cultures have different variations of ketchup. For instance, in the Philippines, they eat banana ketchup.
What is an example?
Any person, place or thing!
What is a noun?
This supports your claim, or answers the "why"/explains the "because" of your position.
What is (the) reason?
Ketchup is too sweet, too red and is bad for health.
What are reasons to support a claim?
John Glenn said, "Any administration foolish enough to call ketchup a vegetable cannot be expected to cut the mustard."
What is a quotation?
This supports your reason with proof using facts, data, stats or examples.
What is evidence?
While some may claim that ketchup is unhealthy, others believe it is consumed in small quantities, and so it does not present a large threat to peoples' health.
What is a counterclaim?
The global tomato ketchup market is valued at approximately $27.51 billion, with about 97% of American households buying it.
What are statistics?
This is the "clap back" to the counterclaim. It shuts down the counter claim, or explains why it is wrong.
What is the rebuttal?
While it is true that some people consume small quantities of ketchup, other studies show that hamburgers and hot dogs make up 65% of the American diet. Therefore, most Americans consume too much ketchup.
What is a rebuttal?
If ketchup is removed from groceries and restaurants, Americans will be healthier.
What is an antecedent?