Question

PLEASE HELP

1)what is the purpose of a counter argument?
a) to show the reader that you have considered points other than your own
b) to attack the opinions of others
c)to give another possible proposal if the reader does not wish to accept your own
d) to anticipate the reader’s concerns and help to alleviate them
e) none of the above

2) which of the following describes each paragraph in the draft of Martha’s essay?
a) it includes a counter argument
b) it contains an introduction and conclusion
c) it is devoted to one of the points brought up in her thesis

Answer 1

D. To anticipate the reader's concerns and help to alleviate them

C. It is devoted to one of the points brought up in her thesis.

Answer 2

1. D) To anticipate the reader´s concerns and help to alleviate them.

When you are preparing an argument, you shoudl think how can you take it down, and then work agaisnt that, it usually uses phrases like: You could think this is bad because of this or that, but... and you counter argument.

2.C) It is devoted to one of the points brought up in her thesis.