Counterargument Basics
The term for a statement that challenges or opposes your thesis.
What is a Counterargument (or counterclaim)?
This term refers to the statement in a paper that outlines your argument/claim.
What is a Thesis statement?
This is what PACE stands for.
What is Peer Academic Collaborative Experience?
Including a counterargument shows the writer is fair-minded and engaged in this kind of thinking.
What is Critical thinking?
True or False: Is Argument the same as Debate?
False
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What is Ballet?
This is the part of an argument where the writer responds directly to a counterargument.
What is Rebuttal or refutation?
This term refers to the author's motivation behind an argument.
What is Exigence?
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Who is Mozart?
This term refers to briefly agreeing with a counterpoint before explaining why the original claim still stands.
What is Concession?
This term refers to when an arguer misconstrues or misrepresents an opposing side's argument.
What is the Straw man fallacy?
What is Semiotics?
This is the primary rhetorical benefit of including a counterargument in persuasive writing.
What is building ethos?
This method of reference places importance on originality of writing and comprehension of the source material.
What is Paraphrase?
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Who is Lamar Jackson?