Identify and Create Counterclaims

Identify and Create Counterclaims

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Poll

How confident do you feel with creating a counterclaim/counterargument?

• I feel confident!

• I feel alright about it.

• I feel unsure/ not so confident

• I don't even know what you are talking about

Counterclaim

• The opposition idea, other argument

• Should be the weaker side

• Can be fact or opinion

Multiple Select

What are some words associated with COUNTERCLAIM? Choose all that apply

• Topic

• Against

• Counter argument

• Opposite

• Agree

Counterclaims are important because....

Every argument has two sides. NOT addressing the other side actually makes your side look weak!

Example

If my overall claim is: Parents should not have the passwords to their child's phone because it invades their privacy and takes away the opportunity for children/teens to be responsible.

And my counter argument is: Parents can keep their child safe by having the password to their phone.

My COUNTERCLAIM can look like this: Some people believe that parents can keep their child safe if they have the password to their child's phone, but that takes away their child's privacy.

Multiple Choice

Which the an example of a counterclaim?

• Adults should NOT be on Tiktok.

• Although Tiktok is an app available to everyone, only teens should be using it.

• Adults should be on Tiktok.

• Tiktok is an app meant for teens only.

Where does my counterclaim go?

• ANYWHERE! Yes anywhere in the essay!

• I can be your hook, in your overall claim, in one of your topic sentences, or in your reworded claim OR call to action!

HOWEVER- we are focusing on putting it in the paragraph before the CONCLUSION

Words to use when writing a counterclaim

• Although, (COUNTER ARGUMENT) (CLAIM)

• (COUNTER ARGUMENT) Still, (CLAIM)

• Some believe (COUNTER ARGUMENT) , but (CLAIM)

• However, Clearly, On the other hand

Multiple Choice

When should you have a counterclaim in your essay?

• When I write an explanatory essay

• When I write an argumentative essay

• When I write either explanatory or argumentative essays

• Its my personal preference

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: I can write my counterclaim anywhere in my essay.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Open Ended

Why is it important to have a counterclaim/counter argument in your essay?

Poll

How do we feel now about counterclaims?

• Better

• The same

• Worse