Claims and Counterclaims

A solid and reasonable argument that opposes or disagrees with your claim

• Counterclaim

• Thesis Statement

• Evidence

• Transition Words

Your basic belief about a particular topic, issue, event, or idea. To give an argument to support a position.

• Counterclaim

• Claim

• Support

• Hook

A written or verbal response to a counterclaim.

• Rebuttal

• Position

• Evidence

• Title

A counterclaim is a(n)...

• reasonable challenge to a claim

• contradiction to a claim

• flaw in reasoning

A counterclaim is also called the

• evidence

• citation

• rebuttal

• argument

A ____ is an arguable statement used as a primary point to support or prove an argument.

An argument put forward to oppose an idea or theory.

• counterclaim

• fact

• evidence

• reasoning

Consider the claim:
It is possible for a person to have more than one best friend.
Now consider how someone might argue against this.
Which sentence presents the stronger and more reasonable counterclaim to the above claim?

• The word best means "above all others," so by definition, it's only possible to have one best friend.

• The perfect number of friends is three because that way you never have to be alone, but you're never in a crowd.

• Admittedly

• Likewise

• For example

Consider this claim:
Online colleges prepare students for careers just as well as traditional brick-and-mortar schools do.
Which is the strongest evidence to support the claim?

• Many students choose to gain some credits through an online college program and then successfully transfer to a brick-and-mortar institution to complete a degree.

• "I've hired two people recently who received their college degrees through online programs, and the quality of their performance is as good as, if not better than, that of their peers," reported business owner Ryan McCarthy.

• Online college programs often provide career preparation services that are equivalent to those provided by traditional college programs, including interview preparation, job fairs, and even internship placement.

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