Answer:Therearemanywaystorespondtoothersideas,buthereweconcentrateonthe

threemostcommonwaystorespond:agreeing,disagreeing,orsomecombinationof
both.
Itisalwaysagoodtobeginyourresponsebystatingclearlywhetheryouagree,disagree,
orboth,usingadirectformulasuchas:
Onceyouhaveofferedoneofthesestraightforwardstatements,readerswillhavea
stronggraspofyourposition
However:Whenitcomestoanalyticalessaysaboutliteratureorart,youneednotonlyto
statewhatyouyourselftaketheworktomeanbutmakeordointerpretationsofother
readers.
Forexampleyousay:
Althoughsomereadersmightthinkthatthispoemisabout__,itisinfactabout___).
Answer: Slide 2
Disagreeing poses challenge to a person.
Although they say womens rights are improving, I say womens rights
are not improving.

Youneedtogivereasonstosupportwhatyousay.Tomovetheconversation,youneedto
demonstratethatyouhavesomethingtocontribute.

NextSlide:
Youcanevendisagreebymakingwhatwecalltheduhmove,inwhichyoudisagree
notwiththepositionitselfbutwiththeassumptionthatitisaneworstunningrevelation.
InaresearchbyStanforduniversity,thestudentsoftenlackcrucialinformationonapplyingto
collegeandonsucceedingacademicallyoncetheygetin.
Answer:Well,duh.ItshouldnttakeaStanfordresearchteamtotellusthatwhenitcomesto
succeedingacademically,manystudentsdonthaveaclue.

Answer:IfyoufindduhtoobrashyoucanalwayswritesomethinglikeItistruethat
;butwealreadyknewthat.Donotstatetheobvious.

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Answer:Attimesyoumightbereluctanttoexpressdisagreementnotwantingtobe
unpleasant,tohurtsomeonesfeelings
Youcanalsodisagreebymakingwhatwecallthetwistitmove,inwhichForexample:
Xarguesforstricterguncontrollegislation,sayingthatthecrimerateisontheriseandthatwe
needtorestrictthecirculationofguns.Iagreethatthecrimerateisontherise,butthats
preciselywhyIopposestricterguncontrollegislation.Weneedtoowngunstoprotectourselves
againstcriminals.
Answer:youagreewiththeevidencethatsomeoneelsehaspresentedbutshowthrougha

twistoflogicthatthisevidenceactuallysupportsyourown,contraryposition.

Evenasyoureagreeing,itsimportanttobringsomethingnewandfreshtothetable,
addingsomethingmakesyouavaluableparticipantinaconversation.
templatesforagreeing
jIagreethatdiversityinthestudentbodyiseducationallyvaluablebecausemyexperienceat
CentralUniversityconfirmsit.

jXissurelyrightabout
jXstheoryof

because,asshemaynotbeaware,recentstudieshaveshownthat

isextremelyusefulbecauseitshedslightonthedifficultproblemof

jThoseunfamiliarwiththisschoolofthoughtmaybeinterestedtoknowthatitbasicallyboils
downto

Butdobeawarethatwheneveryouagreewithonepersonsview,youarelikely
disagreeingwithsomeoneelses.

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Ifyouwanttostressthedisagreementendofthespectrum,youwoulduseatemplate
like:
AlthoughIagreewithXuptoapoint,Icannotaccepthisoverridingassumptionthat
religionisnolongeramajorforcetoday.
Ifyouwanttostressyouragreementmorethanyourdisagreement,youwouldusea
templatelikethis.

AlthoughIdisagreewithmuchthatXsays,Ifullyendorsehisfinalconclusionthat
____.
Answer:Thefirsttemplateabovemightbecalledayes,but...move,theseconda
no,but...move.Otherversionsincludethefollowing.

Failedtointroducethequotationandexplainwhythequoteisimportant