Effective Responses to Arguments: Templates for Agreeing & Disagreeing, Exercises of Grammar and Composition

Download Effective Responses to Arguments: Templates for Agreeing & Disagreeing and more Exercises Grammar and Composition in PDF only on Docsity! Dr. Williams :: HPAC 201-A :: 864-503-5285 :: Skype ProfGeorgeWilliams They Say, I Say Chapter 4: "Yes / No/ Okay, But: Three Ways to Respond" Templates For Disagreeing, With Reasons I think X is mistaken because she overlooks [ ]. X’s claim that [ ] rests upon the questionable assumption that [ ]. I disagree with X’s view that [ ] because, as recent research has shown, [ ]. X contradicts herself/can’t have it both ways. On the one hand, she argues [ ]. But on the other hand, she also says [ ]. By focusing on [ ], X overlooks the deeper problem of [ ]. X claims [ ], but we don’t need him to tell us that. Anyone familiar with [ ] has long known that [ ]. Templates for Agreeing I agree that [ ] because my experience confirms it. X is surely right about [ ] because, as she may not be aware, recent studies have shown that [ ] . X’s theory of [ ] is extremely useful because it sheds insight on the difficult problem of [ ] . I agree that [ ] , a point that needs emphasizing since so many people believe [ ] . Those unfamiliar with this school of thought may be interested to know that it basically boils down to [ ] . I agree that , a point that needs emphasizing since so many people believe [ ] . If group X is right that [ ], as I think they are, then we need to reassess the popular assumption that [ ] .