Counterclaims Review

Which claim would have a counterclaim like below?: -

No one should be vegan.

(Hint: There is more than one correct answer. )

• People should be able to eat what they want to eat.

• All people should be vegan.

• Vegans cause the most harm to the environment.

What is an opposing response to a counterclaim question called?

• Evidence

• Reason

• Rebuttal

What is a counterclaim?

• A claim made to support the original one.

• A claim made to oppose the original one.

• Proof of why the original claim is true.

Can opinion essays include counterclaims with rebuttals?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

What would be a counterclaim for the following claim?

Humans should be randomly chosen to be cloned.

• Humans should not have a say in being cloned.

• Not enough information given.

• Humans should be able to choose to be cloned or not.

What would be a counterclaim for the following?: -

The gun age should be 16 or above.

• The gun age should stay the same.

• The gun should stay as 18 or above.

• The gun age for Georgia should be changed.

What would be a counterclaim to the following opinion?: -

Students should be allowed to have their phones out during school.

• Students should not be allowed to bring their phones to school.

• Students should not own phones.

• Some students should be able to have their phones out during class.

Akira said that a counterclaim is a claim made to support the original claim.

Is she correct?

• Yes

• No

Counterclaims and rebuttals are written in which type of writing?

• Opinion Writing

• Narrative Writing

• Argumentative Writing

What would be a counterclaim for the following claim: -

Teachers should be allowed to bring guns to school.

• Teachers should be able to bring guns to school if they want to.

• Teachers should not be allowed to bring guns to school.

• Schools should provide guns to teachers.