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Anticipating Counterarguments to Deepen Comprehension

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First-Year Writing Seminar Program Writing Exercises
Author
Estrella, Ariel
Abstract

Students strengthen their argumentative skills by answering the same prompt from two different perspectives. Students are then provided questions for a guided reflection on the process. This activity promotes a deeper reading comprehension by arguing for both sides of a dialectic. In doing so, students unveil a text’s contradictions, wordplay, and ambiguities. This assignment can be used to develop a habit of expecting counterarguments and/or to generate an in-class discussion about craft.

Date Issued
2021
Keywords
writing exercises
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dialectic
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counterargument
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argument
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reading comprehension
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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