this milestone, you will create a refutation block. You will identify and develop counterarguments, which are point-by-point responses to each of the arguments you made in your essay. Your refutation block will be written as an argumentation block, meaning outlined into main points.
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For this milestone, you will create a refutation block. You will identify and develop
counterarguments, which are point-by-point responses to each of the arguments you
made in your essay. Your refutation block will be written as an argumentation block,
meaning outlined into main points. You will complete the refutation block before the
deadline on Friday, April 10th at 11:59pm.
1. Identify and address the opposing side of your argument
2. Practice refutation in order to improve your own argument
You will complete the following components for this assignment:
1. A refutation block
A refutation block will be approximately 1-page single-spaced (~500 words), but may
be longer if you included many claims in your essay.
Use in 12-point Time New Roman font with 1” margins.
Create a refutation block that addresses each claim you make in your argument. You
will identify and develop counterarguments for each of your claims. You should
format the refutation block as an outline of your main points with your
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counterarguments laid out underneath each point.
For each counterargument, identify the claim it is making, provide evidence that
supports the claim, elaborate on a warrant that connects the claim and backing, and
briefly discuss why the counterclaim does not invalidate the claim you made in your
essay.
Submit your refutation block.
Your refutation block can be submitted as .pdf, .doc., or .docx.
If you have any concerns, contact me (mailto:jeremy.freed@utah.edu) to discuss.
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Total Points: 15.0
Criteria Ratings Pts
3.0 pts
3.0 pts
5.0 pts
2.0 pts
2.0 pts
Completeness
The refutation block addresses all claims from the argument essay
draft as well as provides backing for counterarguments.
3.0 pts
Full
Marks
1.5 pts
Partial
Credit
0.0 pts
No
Marks
Quality of Counterarguments
The counterarguments are not merely strawmen, but actually
address valid concerns from the opposing side of the issue.
3.0 pts
Full
Marks
1.5 pts
Partial
Credit
0.0 pts
No
Marks
Neutralization
Counterarguments are effectively neutralized. This means that they
are shown to not sufficiently weaken the argument essay claims to
where the proposition would need to be reconsidered.
5.0 pts
Full
Marks
3.0 pts
Partial
Credit
0.0 pts
No
Marks
Quality of Writing
Writing is at the university level, uses appropriate diction, but is not
obfuscated by unnecessary jargon.
2.0 pts
Full
Marks
1.0 pts
Partial
Credit
0.0 pts
No
Marks
Grammar
Writing is free of grammar errors and typos.
2.0 pts
Full
Marks
1.0 pts
Partial
Credit
0.0 pts
No
Marks
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