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ACT® · English: Argumentative Essays, Short Essays, and Whole-Passage Questions

Evaluating Counterclaims and Concessions

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  1. How it worksHow does a concession absorb an objection and hand the argument back to the main claim?
  2. Worked exampleWalk me through picking the sentence that concedes cost without abandoning a claim that a program works.
  3. Common mistakeWhy isn't every mention of the opposing view a counterclaim the essay has to knock down?
  4. Going furtherWhat happens to an essay when a concession is never answered by the paragraph after it?

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An argumentative essay claims that a tutoring program raised reading scores at 29 schools. Paragraph 4 must acknowledge that the program costs more per student than the district's other options. Which sentence concedes the cost without giving up the claim?

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