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🎯 The Move That Sounds Like Losing — But Is Actually Winning
🎯 The Move That Sounds Like Losing — But Is Actually Winning
A student who argues one-sidedly in Q5 sounds like someone shouting at a wall. A student who raises an opposing view and then dismantles it sounds like someone who has thought the problem through properly. “Some might argue…” is not a weakness in persuasive writing. It is one of the most powerful moves in the whole toolkit — if you follow it with a demolition.
🔍 The Concede-Then-Counter Structure
The counter-argument move has three beats. The trick is in the pivot word: the second beat signals that the concession is temporary, and the third beat has to be stronger than the first.
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Quiz · Question 1 of 9
What are the three beats of a well-structured counter-argument?
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