PPT-Refutation

China Debate Education Network Definition of Refutation Refutation involves one debater directly responding to an argument of an opposing debater Refutation involves a debater objecting to an argument raised by someone on the other side. January 2009/Volume 24 cold steel columns, with less than 30% of their total load capacity bentially the only loads the columns would have been subject 93-98) was it damaged by plane impact or fire. T Refutation is Page 1 Genesis 1, Genesis 2, Psalms 104, Job 38 - 39, and Proverbs 8 Back to GodAndScience.org Genesis 1 Genesis 2 Psalm 104 Job 38 - 39 Proverbs 8 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and Classical Arrangement. Classical Arrangement. Introduction. Grab the attention. Reveal the Topic. Establish your credibility. Culminate in the thesis. Classical Arrangement. Introduction. Statement of Facts. *Refutation is evidence and argumentation that deny the validity of the opponents’ position. Refutation. 4 Steps of Refutation. Step 1: “They say…”. Step 2: “But I disagree…”. Step 3: “Because….”. The persuasive essay differs from the expository essay in the amount of pre-writing (invention) and research involved. . A clear, concise, and defined thesis statement that occurs in the first paragraph of the essay. Strengthening Your Argument Through Concession. The Refutation Paragraph. Found only in argument essays and argument research papers. Also known as the concession paragraph, because it . concedes . points. The refutation paragraph shows your readers that you’re being fair, that you’ve carefully thought about both sides of a debate before making up your mind. One of the most important things QW: Prior Knowledge . What do you know, assume, remember, or imagine about the . Classical Argument. ? Based on this name and some of the things we’ve been discussing, what do you think it MIGHT involve?. ENG 101 Spring 2010 Monroe Community College | Professor J. Wilkie 1 When writing a persuasive essay, your argument will be much stronger if you identify an opposing argument (counter argument) and and First-Order Logic. Inference rules. Logical inference. creates new sentences that logically follow from a set of sentences (KB). An inference rule is . sound. if every sentence X it produces when operating on a KB logically follows from the KB. p. ropose a thesis. m. ake a claim. t. hen ARGUE. Counter-argument. Consider what might be said against your thesis. . . before it is said. Counter. Imagine that the reader doesn’t agree with you or doesn’t believe you. Chapter Outlines. Part One. WHAT IS DEBATE?. . Debate:. Formalized public speaking in which participants prepare and present speeches on opposite sides of an issue to determine which side has the strongest argument. . Goal: to compose body paragraphs. RIGHT NOW: . Sign up for a Small Group Mini Lesson if you think you need it.. Look through the activity sheet and see what you need to get through today. . Start copying our schedule into your planner or phone. .