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Using class notes, as well as your annotations from TSIS, Chapter 6, explain in your own
words what it means to:
To plant a naysayer in your argument you are informing what stakeholder may say to oppose
your claims and why they believe in their point of view. However, inputting this in your own
argument, as a writer, can put these naysayers in their place as to why your point of view is more
valid than their own.
To create a concession in your argument one must combine the naysayer’s claim with your own
claim. This would include subordinates such as “although,” “but,” “however,” etc. This method
of including subordinators will develop your sentence in a formal approach of introducing the
naysayer’s perspective.
2. On a scale of 1-5, 5 being very confident and 1 being not at all confident, where would you
rate your understanding about how to plant a naysayer or make a concession IN YOUR OWN
ESSAY? Explain.
3. Based upon your BLOCKING CARDS from today's class, write a 1-2 paragraph SECTION
where you plant the naysayer perspective and make a concession. Draft it below.
4. After drafting your concession paragraph(s), look at your outline. And answer these questions:
A) Do you think you will need to rearrange your ideas in the outline? If so, why. If not, why not?
I believe I need to rearrange the majority of my ideas in my outline because when I was
first writing my outline I had writers block. I believe my thoughts all came together after I had
finished my research, because I now have further knowledge on the claims that Luiselli had
made in her essay and I can strengthen my argument with the new knowledge I now own. In
addition, after drafting my concession paragraphs had made me realize that I should rearrange
how I had organized my claims as well. Using concessions towards the end of my argument is
one way I can strengthen my next claim as long as it connects with it.
B) Where, exactly, do you plan on integrating your concession into your essay? After what
claim? What paragraph? Explain your plan for revision.
5. What is your plan for writing the first draft of the essay? * Due Thursday
My plan for writing the first draft of my essay is to continue revising my outline tonight and
clear my claim that Susie have question or suggested to clarify. Wednesday in the morning I will
get up early before class to start on my introduction in hopes of finishing it before the start of my
class, then after my classes of the day I will focus on finishing the majority on my essay with the
help of my revised outline and the concession noted that we had went over.