Identify and Create Counterclaims

Identify and Create Counterclaims

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!

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

Example Paragraph

Tiktok is an app that should only be for teens. Adults have enough already! Think about it. They have Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and I am sure more. According to Source 2, "62 percent of TikTok users in the US are aged between 10 and 29" While 29 is still a bit older, you can see that so many more people are younger on Tiktok. What do adults really find interesting there is most of the users are doing things teens and young people like? In source 3 chunk 4 it states "Tiktok was advertised for teens and young people. Older adults juts recently started joining." If the app has been targeted to younger people, why would older adults get on it? I say they can keep their Facebook and give us Tiktok!

Open Ended

Create a counterclaim for this paragraph. You do not need to type the whole paragraph over. Just type what the counterclaim would look like.

Tiktok is an app that should only be for teens. Adults have enough already! Think about it. They have Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and I am sure more. According to Source 2, "62 percent of TikTok users in the US are aged between 10 and 29" While 29 is still a bit older, you can see that so many more people are younger on Tiktok. What do adults really find interesting there is most of the users are doing things teens and young people like? In source 3 chunk 4 it states "Tiktok was advertised for teens and young people. Older adults juts recently started joining." If the app has been targeted to younger people, why would older adults get on it? I say they can keep their Facebook and give us Tiktok!

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