1. Arguing for and against
You’re not 100% on one side!
You see some weakness on both sides!
You’re allowed to have preference!
You need to take sides!
You need to analyse!
You need to reassess!
You need to redefine!
50% vs 50%
60% vs 40%
30% vs 70% …

2. Let’s read the following dialogues and see how the second speaker agrees or disagrees with the first.
Agree only when law is concerned
Agree, but not everyone!
Agree they should do their
work, but it’s their right
To demonstrate
redefining the topic!

3. Read this and see how Julie succeeds in changing her Grandad’s statement.
People were a lot happier when I was young.
Unemployment, Lack of food,No social security
Lock-out, leaving school early, hard life for girls,
Large families, Old people only remember the good things.
People seemed a lot happier because I was young.

4. Look at this topic: ‘Down with exams
Look at this topic: ‘Down with exams!’ Let’s read a letter and see how someone tried to redefine this topic.
Reference:
Letter to the editor
reasons
Disagreement:
Exam is useful
For administration
Exam maintains
Academic
discipline
Redefine
(should be
improved,
Not abolished
It’s one thing to say
It’s another to argue…
If you ask me
In my opinion
In my experience…
Personal experience
Conclusion
(redefinition)
Partial agreement
(other side’s points)

5. What about this? Violence is a part of modern society Statement
Partial agreement:
Experts have no Personal
Experience
And are mistaken In their
conclusion
Statement
Of problem
New reason:
Football provides
An excuse for
Violence but
Does not
Cause
It.
Redefinition:
People who
Blame
Football for
Violence
Are confusing
Cause & effect
personal
Experience:
Things have
changed a
Lot in 30 yrs
Conclusion
Violence is a part of modern society

6. For Against reassessing analytical STANDPOINT JUSTIFICATION convinced
TOPIC (Define)
PROBLEM(discuss)
For
Against
STANDPOINT
JUSTIFICATION
reassessing
analytical
Topic/situation
Different people’s
opinion
topic
Statement/
definition
convinced

7. Suggestions/alternatives
analytical
TOPIC
Display weakness
Problem after implementation
DIFFERENT PEOPLE’S OPINION:
Analyse
criticize
Suggestions/alternatives

8. reassessing TOPIC/SITUATION Statement of problem
Evaluate (partially agrees)
Justification, supposition
Facts
New suggestions
STATEMENT/DEFINITION
Statement.
Redefinition
Partial agreement
Personal experience/ example
New reasons
Conclusion- redefined statement again