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Sprint 3.1: Saying It In The Introduction

Learner writes an introduction whose final sentence states a position specific enough to be disagreed with.

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Does This Commit to Anything?

Six introduction endings. Ask whether anyone could disagree.

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This essay will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of free public transport. Could someone disagree with this?

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A Position Is Something Someone Could Argue With

The test, the sentence that fails it, and why a degree counts.

The test

Read the last sentence of your introduction to someone.

Could they say no, I think the opposite?

If they could not, it is not a position — whatever it sounds like.

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Position, or Announcement

Twelve introduction endings, six of each.

Sort each item into the correct category

Someone could disagree with this

Announces a topic — nothing to disagree with

Unassigned

This essay will discuss both the advantages and the disadvantages.

In my view the benefits outweigh the cost, chiefly because road building is more expensive.

There are both benefits and drawbacks to consider.

I largely agree, though the effect is smaller in rural areas.

The following paragraphs will examine each side of this debate.

Governments should fund the arts, even when healthcare budgets are under strain.

This is a complex issue with many different viewpoints.

Remote work has damaged early-career training more than it has helped anyone.

Opinions on this question vary considerably around the world.

I disagree, because the policy shifts the cost onto the people least able to carry it.

It is important to look at this issue from several angles.

The advantages are real but they arrive too late to justify the disruption.

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Turn It Into a Position

Eight endings. Two are already positions.

Rewrite each ending so a reader could disagree with it. Two are already positions — write no change for those.

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Prompt: should public transport be free? This essay will discuss the advantages and disadvantages. →
Prompt: should governments fund the arts during a health crisis? There are both benefits and drawbacks to consider. →
Prompt: has remote work helped or harmed young workers? Remote work has damaged early-career training more than it has helped anyone. →
Prompt: should university be free? The following paragraphs will examine each side of this debate. →
Prompt: are city centres better without cars? This is a complex issue with many different viewpoints. →
Prompt: should the school day be longer? I largely agree, though not for children under eight. →
Prompt: is tourism good for historic cities? Opinions on this question vary considerably. →
Prompt: should companies pay for employees' training? It is important to look at this from several angles. →

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Question Type to What the Position Must Contain

Eight questions, four kinds of answer.

NoteMatch each question to what your position sentence has to contain. Each answer type is used twice.

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Terms

Definitions

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Write the Introduction

Three sentences, ending in something arguable.

Write an introduction of two or three sentences that ends with a position.

Prompt: some people believe that city centres should be closed to private cars. Others say this punishes those with no alternative. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Write two or three sentences.

The last one must be something a reader could disagree with.

Your introduction*

The last sentence carries the position.

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Could Someone Disagree

Read it to someone who thinks the opposite.

Learners can ask follow-up questions and keep the thread going.

Read your position sentence to an imaginary examiner who believes the opposite of you.

Would they have anything to argue with?

If yes, tell me what. If no, tell me why not.

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