Counter Argument II “Some people say that school should be year round, but school should last for only nine months, because students need time off to do other things like play sports and go on family vacations. Therefore, year-round schooling is bad for students.”

Your Essay should have:- Counter-arguments (objections). Imaginatively put yourself in the place of those who might disagree with your thesis, or disagree with some of your supporting reasons. Play devil's advocate against yourself in an internal dialogue. Then articulate the strongest objections you can think of to your thesis or to some of your reasons. Impressive papers present strong objections – and then respond to them convincingly! Responses (to counter-arguments). These are your answers to, or refutations of, the objections you've presented to your thesis (or to some of your reasons). There are various ways to respond effectively. One is straightforward refutation: explain why a counter-argument's reasons are false (or at least, suspect), or that it's reasons, even if true, do not adequately support it's conclusion. Another, more subtle, approach is to concede that a counter-argument does have some merit, but then you explain why it doesn't really undermine your own arguments – it only appears to do so at first glance.

Refuting the Counter Arguments Refuting Counter Arguments by Claiming that they are: 1. Incorrect: demonstrating that your opponent’s reasoning is wrong because it is based on incorrect or misleading information 2. Irrelevant: showing that your opponent’s viewpoint is inappropriate and unrelated because it is not relevant to the key point 3. Insufficient: showing that your opponent’s reasoning is weak because it is based on insufficient information or ignores significant information. Partially agree with the opponent’s point of view but on the whole prove that it is weak

Comparative Structure Block Method 1. Intro (hook, topic, points, thesis) 2 London in 1900 A. Population B. Technology 1.lighting 2.heating 3.communication C. Transport 3 London in 2000 4. Conclusion Point by Point Method 1. Intro (hook, topic, points, thesis) 2. Population London in 1900 London in 2000 3 Technology 1.Lighting 2.heating 3.Communication 4. Transport 5. Conclusion