Description
Anticipating readers’ objections is one way to determine what other
sections to include and support in your paper. Practice writing a
rebuttal or a refutation by taking your thesis and considering the point
of view of someone who believes differently or even the opposite of the
argument you are making. To do this, review Chapter 10, pp. 449-452 and
post a paragraph that summarizes an oppositional point of view to your
thesis and then refutes it. As peers, reply to one another explaining
whether or not your classmates are presenting the opposition objectively
and whether the refutation is logical. Give one another ideas or
suggestions for points that may be left out or might need to be further
developed. The paragraph you draft here can be used in a section of your
Second Draft this week.
