Effective Counterclaim and Rebuttal Strategies for Persuasive Writing
Learn how to craft impactful counterclaims and rebuttals with helpful sentence starters. Understand how to address opposing viewpoints effectively and strengthen your argument in persuasive writing. Examples and transition tips included.
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SENTENCE STARTERS Use the following phrases to help you get started writing counterclaims and rebuttals. Counterclaim Sentence Starters Some people might say Some will agree Those on the other side of the issue may say that While it s true that but There is some truth to the argument that however It is true that however It may be true that but Even if They claim that but in fact Don t use because in your topic sentence. Don t start with I think or I believe. Rebuttal Sentence Starters That is not the case. As we see (bring up new evidence) While this may be the case, (my claim) is still true because That point is true, but it is unimportant because Nevertheless, my point still stands because
Counterclaim and Rebuttal Counterclaim and Rebuttal There are lots of people who think skateboarding is still too dangerous to be an after-school sport. They are worried that a young person could fall off the skateboard and get hurt. While it is true that there is some risk involved, this activity is no different from other athletics. People can be hurt in a variety of sports. As included in Passage 1, More students are injured playing football than in any other sport. Head injuries are the most frequent and the most serious. Despite this, there isn t much talk of taking the football team away. Skateboarding isn t a contact sport, no one is hitting another person purposefully, and the injury risk decreases greatly in an organized skate park environment. Compared to some other sports, skateboarding doesn t seem too bad.
Example- Longer Piece of Writing Transition connects ideas in paragraph 2 to ideas in paragraph 1. Essay Introduction Body Paragraph 1 Transition connects ideas in paragraph 3 to ideas in paragraph 2. Body Paragraph 2: In addition, Body Paragraph 3: Furthermore, Conclusion: C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Media Catalog\Downloaded Clips\cl67\j0257861.wmf
