Acknowledging and Refuting Opposing Arguments — Transcript

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1. 0:06when writing an argumentative essay you
2. 0:09always want to acknowledge the opposing
3. 0:11argument in order to strengthen your
4. 0:13credibility and show that you're
5. 0:14reasonable and fair minded person by
6. 0:17acknowledging that your opponent's
7. 0:19argument has its merits you'll show
8. 0:21you're not a fanatic who only sees
9. 0:23things in black and white
10. 0:26I'm knowledge in the opposing argument
11. 0:29also helps you weaken your opponents
12. 0:31point don't avoid tough arguments
13. 0:34because it leaves you defenseless cite
14. 0:36the opposing argument yourself and then
15. 0:38respond to it in a way that's favorable
16. 0:40to your argument in response to the
17. 0:44Birmingham campaign dr. Martin Luther
18. 0:47King jr. received a letter from eight
19. 0:49clergymen stating the following we do
20. 0:52not believe that these extreme measures
21. 0:54are justified in Birmingham to give you
22. 1:00some context the Birmingham campaign
23. 1:01began in April 1963 with coordinated
24. 1:05marches and sit-ins against racism and
25. 1:08racial segregation now these eight
26. 1:11clergymen felt that Martin Luther King
27. 1:13was an extremist because of these
28. 1:15actions in his peace letter from
29. 1:20Birmingham jail Martin Luther King
30. 1:22responds to these assertions by first
31. 1:25arguing that his actions are not extreme
32. 1:28but then he takes a different approach
33. 1:33he briefly acknowledges their argument
34. 1:36and admits that in some ways he may be
35. 1:40an extremist however he then goes on to
36. 1:45compare himself to other well-known
37. 1:48extremists like Jesus Abraham Lincoln
38. 1:51and Thomas Jefferson he leads us to
39. 1:55question whether being an extremist is
40. 1:57such a bad thing by acknowledging the
41. 2:02opposing argument and briefly agreeing
42. 2:04with it he prompts his opponent to view
43. 2:07him as knowledgeable and reasonable
44. 2:09before he delivers his ultimate rebuttal
45. 2:12will we be extremists for hate or for
46. 2:16love now how do you do this in your own
47. 2:22writing
48. 2:22first identify counter arguments by
49. 2:25finding your opponent's most persuasive
50. 2:27points what would they say to hurt your
51. 2:30argument then crack your rebuttal
52. 2:33address specific flaws in the opponent's
53. 2:35evidence or reasoning and refute their
54. 2:37claims
55. 2:40finally sight relevant evidence that
56. 2:43will help you weaken your opponent's
57. 2:44argument as always don't forget to cite
58. 2:48this information remember using a
59. 2:52counter argument and rebuttal shows that
60. 2:54you've come to your position after
61. 2:56giving a balanced analysis of both sides
62. 2:59which is far more persuasive than
63. 3:01ranting from a single perspective good
64. 3:03luck as you work to acknowledge and
65. 3:05refute the posing arguments today
66. 3:15you