I think X is mistaken because X overlooks _____________.
X’s claim that ___________ rests upon the questionable assumption that __________.
I disagree with X’s view that __________ because as recent research has shown ____________.
1. Use the theme your chose last week or experiment with a different theme from our list.
The fear surrounding an HIV diagnosis
HIV patients and discrimination
Trauma and physical symptoms in the body
Healing from trauma by helping others
The burden and mental toll of keeping secrets
2. Create a statement of disagreement using one of the templates. You don’t have to duplicate the wording in the template exactly.
Your statement should be a complete sentence. Your statement should have a disagreement word and your theme choice.
3. List 2 reasons for your disagreement.
4. List an example for each reason
Example
-Dogs can communicate (theme)
-I disagree with my roommate’s view that dogs can communicate because as the definition of communication has shown information has to be exchanged. (statement of disagreement)
-R1: barking isn’t providing communication, it’s a noisy reaction
Ex: my dog barks as a reaction to a cat not to tell me anything about the cat
R2: dog body language is attention seeking
Ex: my dog paws at me to get me to look at him
References (Use this story)
