Claims and Counterclaims

Claims and Counter-Claims

by Jessica EastWakeHS

Writing a Thesis that Includes a Counterclaim

Open Ended

How does including a counterclaim in a thesis help you argue your claim?

Draw

Highlight the claim in RED and the counterclaim in BLUE.

Open Ended

What does the writer acknowledge is true in the counterclaim?

​PROMPT: Which quality is more important in a leader:

quick decision-making or strong public speaking skills?

​Support your response with evidence from the novel as well as from your own personal experience and observations.

​Why might someone argue that quick decision-making is a more important quality in a leader?

​PROMPT: Which quality is more important in a leader:

quick decision-making or strong public speaking skills?

​Support your response with evidence from the novel as well as from your own personal experience and observations.

​Why might someone argue that strong public speaking skills are a more important quality in a leader?

Open Ended

Review the two sides above, then choose one. Write a thesis that includes a counterclaim.

Use one of the provided sentence frames below for support.

It may seem that _____; however, _____.

While it may appear that ______, the truth is that _____.

Even though _____, it was _____.

Even though ______, without ____.

While it is true that ____, ____.