When developing a cqunterclaim, you should
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o not make your counterclaim's evidence closely factual because you should not undermine your central argument.
interview people who disagree with your argument's claim in order to understand their opinions.
o thoroughly research the evidence to make sure you understand the facts behind the counterclaim.
supply personal evidence and experience as to why you disagree with the counterclaim.

Agood persuasive essay topic cannot be a. a fact b. debatable c. something somebody else has already written about

Read this excerpt from the lady of shalott by alfred, lord tennyson. in which three lines does the poet reveal the monotomy of the lady’s existence

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile