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Learner grants the strongest opposing point and then explains why their position survives it, rather than granting it and stopping.
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Six concessions. Four are never answered.
Position: free transport is worth its cost. Of course, free transport is expensive to run. What is the reader left believing?
Two halves, the strong version, and where to put it.
Admit the point. Then say why your position survives it.
Free transport is expensive to run. That cost, however, is lower than the road building it replaces.
A concession without the second half is an argument against yourself.
Ten concessions. Four are complete.
Sort each item into the correct category
Eight concessions. Two already come back.
Position: free transport is worth its cost. Free transport is expensive to run.
Position: remote work has harmed young employees. Remote work has genuinely widened access to jobs outside cities.
Position: tourism damages historic cities. Tourism does pay for a great deal of preservation work.
Position: governments should fund the arts. Critics are right that the arts budget is small next to healthcare.
Position: the school day should be longer. A longer day would cost more in staffing and heating.
Position: free transport is worth its cost. Crowded free services do push wealthier users back into cars, though the crowding eases once capacity is funded from the fare-collection savings. →
Position: companies should fund staff training. Some trained staff will leave for competitors within a year.
Position: advertising to children should be banned. A ban would cost broadcasters a share of their revenue, but children's programming is already funded largely from other sources. →
Eight objections. Two have no answer here.
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Name the argument that worries you, then survive it.
Position to defend: city centres should be closed to private cars.
Line 1: the strongest objection you can think of — the one that actually worries you. Lines 2–3: grant it in one sentence, then say why the position survives it.
A weak objection makes this exercise pointless.
One sentence.
Two sentences.
The one that worries you. Is it in your essay?