Counterargument Rebuttal Practice

What is the correct rebuttal?

Claim: All students should have daily chores to teach them good habits.

Counterclaim: Daily chores may make students tired during the day.

• Some may say that all students should have daily chores to teach them good habits, but daily chores after school may make students tired.

• Some may say that daily chores may make students tired during the day, but daily chores will teach students good habits.

• Daily chores are good! We should have them!

What is the correct rebuttal?

Claim: School should be all year so students can make the most of their learning.

Counterclaim: However, students may need a break to rejuvenate.

• While it is easy to think that students may need a break from school to rejuvenate, school should be all year so students can make the most of their learning.

• While it is easy to think that school should be year-round so students can make the most of their learning, students need the summer break to relax.

• "Breaks are important for mental health and wellbeing" (2018)

What is the correct rebuttal?

Claim: Children should not be allowed to drink soda because it is unhealthy.

Counterclaim: But, if you allow children to drink soda, they will not be too curious to try it.

• While others may argue that children should not be allowed to drink soda because it is unhealthy, if you allow children to drink soda, they will not be too curious to try it.

• "Soda should be a forbidden drink"

• While others may argue that if parents allowed children to drink soda, they will not be too curious to try it, children should not be allowed to drink soda because it is unhealthy.

What is the correct rebuttal?

Claim: Internet should be banned from all schools.

Counterclaim: The internet opens up wider possibilities to learning.

• Some may argue that the internet opens up wider possibilities to learning, however, internet should be banned from all schools because there are inappropriate websites.

• Some may argue that internet should not be allowed in school because there are inappropriate websites, however, the internet should be allowed because it opens up wider possibilities to learning.

• "Children's brains deteriorate when exposed to too much online activity"

What is the correct rebuttal?

Claim: Students should be allowed to pray in school for personal expression.

Counterclaim: Prayer of any form should be prohibited from schools because there is a separation of church and state.

• While it is easy to think that students should be allowed to pray in school for personal expression, prayer of any form should be prohibited from schools because there is a separation of church and state.

• "Prayer calmed students down during class"

• While it is easy to think that prayer of any form should be prohibited from schools because there is a separation of church and state, students should be allowed to pray in school for personal expression.

What is the correct rebuttal?

Claim: Androids are better than iPhones because you can customize your settings.

Counterclaim: On the other hand, iPhones are better than Androids because more consumers use iPhones, making it easier to connect with loved ones.

• "The iPhone XR has great battery life"

• It is easy to think that iPhones are better than Androids because more consumers use iPhones, making it easier to connect with loved ones, however, Androids are better than iPhones because you can customize your settings to suit your personal needs.

• It is easy to think that Androids are better than iPhones because you can customize your settings, however, iPhones are better than Androids because more consumers use iPhones, making it easier to connect with loved ones.

What is the correct rebuttal?

Claim: We should get rid of zoos because it forces animals to live in terrible conditions.

Counterclaim: On the other hand, zoos expose people to animals they might not be able to learn about in real life.

• While it may be true that we should get rid of zoos because it forces animals to live in terrible conditions, on the other hand, zoos expose people to animals they might not be able to learn about in real life.

• "Animals were mistreated in many zoo institutions"

• While it may be true that zoos expose people to animals they might not be able to learn about in real life, we should get rid of zoos because it forces animals to live in terrible conditions.

What is the correct rebuttal?

Claim: Teachers should be replaced by computers because the newer generations learn better online.

Counterclaim: On the other hand, students need that human interaction from teachers in order to feel safe at school.

• While students need that human interaction from teachers in order to feel safe at school, teachers should be replaced by computers because it is cost effective and more efficient.

• "Computers are getting smarter everyday"

• It is easy to believe that teachers should be replaced by computers because it is cost effective and more efficient; however, students still need human interaction from teachers in order to feel safe at school.

What is the correct rebuttal?

Claim: Individuals who share music online for free should be jailed because it is not their work.

Counterclaim: On the other hand, music is a form of entertainment that people should not have to pay for.

• While some may argue that individuals who share music online for free should be jailed because it is not their work, music is a form of entertainment that people should not have to pay for.

• Musicians get paid too much for music anyways.

• While some may argue that music is a form of entertainment that people should not have to pay for, individuals who share music online for free should be jailed because it is not their work.

What is the correct rebuttal?

Claim: History is an important subject in school because through learning about the past, we can change the future.

Counterclaim: However, history is not an important subject in school because the past is over.

• While some may say that history is not an important subject in school because the past is over, history is still needed because through learning about the past, we can change the future.

• Let's learn how to cook!

• While some may say that history is still needed because through learning about the past, we can change the future, history is not an important subject in school because the past is over.