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Part 2. They Say I Say. I Say Stage: Offering Your Argument to What They Say. Three Ways : Agreeing , Disagreeing , or Combination Make your position clear in the beginning
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Part 2 They Say I Say
I Say Stage: OfferingYour Argument to WhatThey Say • ThreeWays: Agreeing, Disagreeing, or Combination • Makeyour position clear in the beginning • Having a specific stance does not limityou and itallowsyourreader to understandyourthoughtsfrom the verybeginning • Templates: • I am of twominds. I agreethat ______, but I cannotagreethat _____. • Althoughsomereadersmightthinkthatthispoemis about _____, itis in fact about _____.
Disagree and ExplainWhy • Have to do more than I disagree, must providereasons: • I think X ismistakenbecausesheoverlooks _____ • X’s claim that_____restsupon the questionableassumptionthat ____. • By focusing on _____, X overlooks the deeperproblem of _____. • The twist it move: page 55. Making a disagreementstatement and makeitassertyour opinion.
Agree—but with a difference • Don’tsimplyechoviews • Open up difference, even in your agreement • I agreethat____becausemyexperience____confirmsit. • X issurely right about ___because, as shemay not beaware, recentstudies have shownthat____. • I agreethat ____, a point thatneedsemphasizingsincesomany people believe ____. • Scared to repeat the obvious, see page 59.
Agree and Disagree • Although I agreewith X up to the point, I cannotaccepthisoverall conclusion that ______. • Though I concedethat _____, I stillinsistthat _____. • X is right that ____, but sheseems on more dubiousgroundwhenshe claims that • I’m of twominds : page 61
DistinguishingBetweenThey Say and I Say • Making sure the readerknowswhichthoughts are yours • Look atexample on page 65. • Myownview, however, isthat ____. • Avoidtoomuch I statements, page 69. • If you are afraidthatyoudon’t know how to distinguishyourthoughtsfromyourauthors, youcanlook at page 70.