1. (0:13) What do you already know about addressing opposing claims? 2. (3:07) Why is it important to address opposing or counterclaims in your persuasive writing?
A. No one can accuse you of lying.
B. To show how the other claim doesn't make sense.
C. To acknowledge not everyone agrees on everything.
D. A strong argument stands against counterclaims, instead of avoiding them.
3. (6:34) If you can't disprove an opposing claim, you must
A. show your claim is stronger or more valid with evidence from credible sources
B. dismiss it as a lie
C. draw attention to its flaws by discrediting the author
D. show your claim is more popular with research
4. (10:21) What did this video inspire you to learn more about?

Read the movie summary. two rival magicians compete for fame and success in edwardian london. when their bitter feud begins to escalate, they each resort to more and more dangerous tricks to try to outdo the other, ultimately placing the lives and sanity of those around them in jeopardy. based on this summary, the film is most likely a(n)

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is a taste we all want, a taste we all crave. people throughout the planet everywhere have been willing to do anything, anything at all, to get that touch of sweetness. we even know exactly how thrilling it was to taste sugar for the first time. when the lewis and clark expedition met up with the shoshone, who had little previous contact with old world products, sacagawea gave a tiny piece of sugar to a chief. he loved it, saying it was "the best thing he had ever tasted." sugar created a hunger, a need, which swept from one corner of the world to another, bringing the most terrible misery and destruction, but then, too, the most inspiring ideas of liberty. sugar changed the world. we begin that story with a man who could never know enough. how does the conclusion of the prologue support the authors’ purpose? select two options. it introduces the topic that will be addressed next. it provides information about the authors. it states why the topic is relevant to readers. it cites sources the authors used in the text. it explains how the authors came to study the subject.

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