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I am tutoring some students in the very basics of writing a 5-paragraph essay to present an argument, in preparation for more advanced academic writing. I am instructing them to include: An intr...
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2019-12-08T03:10:04Z (almost 5 years ago)
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2019-12-08T03:10:04Z (almost 5 years ago)
I am tutoring some students in the very basics of writing a 5-paragraph essay to present an argument, in preparation for more advanced academic writing. I am instructing them to include: 1. An introduction with thesis 2. Three body paragraphs, each with statements that supporting the thesis and evidence 3. A conclusion Sometimes, the students want to present counter-arguments to their thesis. For example, they organized the five paragraphs like this: - ¶1 thesis: Dogs make great pets. - ¶2 statement: Dogs can make people happy. Examples. - ¶3 statement: Dogs can rescue people. Examples. - ¶4 statement: However, dogs are not clean. Examples. - ¶5 conclusion. Is it okay to include an entire paragraph based around a counter-example like this. What would be the appropriate place for such a counter-example to appear?
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System
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2013-11-01T04:39:02Z (about 11 years ago)
Original score: 5