Rebuttals / Counter Argument
English 10 Persuasive Essay
The Purpose
• In order to present a fair and convincing message, you
must anticipate, research, and write a paragraph about
the common arguments that dispute your thesis.
Steps
You will present and then refute these other positions
organizing your paragraph in this way:
1. The opponent’s argument
2. Your position
3. Your refutation
Full class practice: Counter Arguments
Schools should have a
zero tolerance policy for
student cell phone
usage.
Schools should make
overweight students eat
diet meals for school
lunch.
Brainstorm potential counter
arguments with a small group
● Open up your GoogleDocs
● Write down three counterclaim points for
your argument
● Find one piece of data to support a
counterclaim
Today’s task: Individually write...
● Construct a 5-7 sentence rebuttal paragraph
● Finish 3.5 out of my 5 total paragraphs