During today's class, we worked on the second half of argumentation with counterclaims and rebuttals.
Counterclaims are a second position that you take on a topic. It is not the opposite of the original claim. To create a strong counterclaim, you also include evidence to show its validity.
Rebuttals return the focus to the original claim's position. While a rebuttal does show how the original claim is better, the rebuttal does not "trash" the counterclaim as wrong.
For homework, you will be reading and annotating 3 essays on women in the military. We will use this information and your thoughts on the topic during class on Monday.
Digital versions of the essays:
http://beta.townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2003/04/30/women_in_combat_will_take_toll_on_our_culture
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29269-2003Mar25.html
http://www.newsweek.com/uncle-sam-and-aunt-samantha-149413
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