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Practice: Argue it

Take a position. Answer the challenge.

This is engaging practice. You hold a position against an opponent who disagrees and won't say why. Which parts of your thesis hold up?

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Sample rep
Your roleYou're defending the thesis that four-day school weeks hurt learning. Your classmate thinks you're wrong.
Opponent
Your thesis says four-day weeks hurt learning. What's the evidence?
You
Two district studies found lower reading scores after the switch.
Opponent
Leans back.Those were small rural districts. The funding could be the cause.
You
That's fair. A third study compared matched districts, and the gap held.
Opponent
Matched on what?
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Cognitive audit · Attempt 1
78 / 100
Drawing out the objection20 / 25
Evidence for the claim20 / 25
Conceding what is fair19 / 25
Holding the thesis19 / 25

You conceded the funding point and kept your claim. The third study had no detail behind it, so the opponent's question about matching stayed open.

To work on next:
  • Ask what the opponent's objection rests on before you answer it.
  • Know how the third study matched its districts.

Have the hard conversation here first.

Make your mistakes here. Then go again.

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